Dear Colleagues
I am very pleased to welcome Samanthi (Sam) Gibbens as our new Chief Financial Officer working across the North London Mental Health Partnership. Sam joined us today and is having a handover with Dave Wragg, our current Chief Financial Officer, before he retires at the end of July.
Sam comes to us from East London NHS Foundation Trust, where she has been Interim Chief Finance Officer since July 2022, having joined ELFT in April 2022 as Deputy Director of Finance. Prior to this, Sam was Assistant Director of Finance at Whittington Health NHS Trust and, before that, had a senior role in the Finance Team at Camden and Islington, so some colleagues may remember her.
Sam has over 20 years of financial experience across the health sector. She has worked at the Department of Health, the previous North Central London Strategic Health Authority and has led on major service transformations and service expansions. Sam is passionate about staff diversity and inclusion and continuous improvement. When she is not working, she is busy with her family and two children.
I am sure that you will all join me in welcoming Sam to the Partnership and please do look out for her as she gets out to meet staff over the coming weeks.
