The Board of Trustees is the ultimate governing body of the Children's Hospital Trust under the leadership of the Chairman, Mr Chris Niland. Consisting of a body of passionate and dedicated individuals the Trustees give freely of their time and receive no financial remuneration.
The Trustees and Patrons of the Children's Hospital Trust continue to provide strong support and guidance in managing the Trust's activities and bring great expertise to the administration of the Trust, particularly in the fields of business skills, financial control and project management. The Board of Trustees meet once a quarter. The Executive Committee (ExCo*) of Trustees meets every two weeks.
Mr Usman Ahmed
Chairman, Flywell Travel
*Emeritus Professor David Beatty
Deputy Chairman, the Children's Hospital Trust;
Emeritus Professor of the Department of Paediatrics and Clinical Child Health, University of Cape Town
*Mr John Bester
Treasurer, the Children's Hospital Trust;
Financial Director, Personal Trust
*Mrs Isabelle Franzen
Business Consultant
Mrs Renee Hill
Lieutenant Colonel, deputy Director Nursing
Chief of Patient Care, 2 Military Hospital
Mr Peter James
Former Director, Safmarine Corporation Ltd
Mr Spencer McNally
Private Equity Investor and Consultant, Rightshift;
Investor in and advisor to various South African and international businesses
*Professor Cas Motala
Senior Lecturer, Department of Paediatrics, University of Cape Town;
Director Clinical Services and Head of the Allergy Clinic at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital.
*Mr Chris Niland
Chairman, the Children's Hospital Trust;
Attorney
Mr Themba Pasiwe
Director, Thembalethu Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd;
Director, Cape Town International Convention Centre
Emeritus Professor Heinz Rode
Emeritus Charles FM Saint Professor of Paediatric Surgery, University of Cape Town, and Dept. Paediatric Surgery, the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital.
*Executive Committee members
Mr Christopher Beatty
Director of Companies
Ms Amanda Bloch
Businesswoman and Fundraiser
Mrs Cynthia Cormack MBE
Fundraiser, Guernsey, Channel Islands
Emeritus Professor Sid Cywes
Emeritus Charles FM Saint Professor of Paediatric Surgery, University of Cape Town, and Dept. Paediatric Surgery, the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
Dr Mamphela Ramphele
Chairperson of Circle Capital Group
Dr Christo Wiese
Chairperson, Pepkor Ltd and Director of Companies