Life Saving Charity: Essex & Herts Air Ambulance
Mark joins EHAAT from St Helena Hospice in Colchester, where he has served as Chief Executive since 2013. Having spent much of his recent career in end-of-life care, Mark is now making the move from supporting patients in the final stages of life to saving lives in the critical first moments – bringing his deep understanding of patient needs, compassion, and strategic leadership to a new environment where rapid intervention can change outcomes in an instant.
During his time at St Helena, he led a team of approximately 500 staff and 900 volunteers, strengthening the charity’s clinical services, income generation, and community engagement.
Mark said: “I am delighted, and feel very privileged, to be joining such a well-loved and important regional charity. EHAAT has a strong reputation for clinical excellence, innovation and patient care, and I am energised by the opportunity to lead it into its next chapter. My focus will be on turning our ambitious vision into reality – building on our strengths, driving new developments, and ensuring we reach and help even more people when they need us most.”
EHAAT Board of Trustees Chair, Jonathan Trower said: “We are all delighted to have Mark as our new Chief Executive and are confident that under his leadership, EHAAT will continue to go from strength to strength. We very much look forward to working with him over the coming years.”
This appointment signals an exciting new chapter for the charity as it advances its innovative vision for the future – strengthening operational independence through achieving its own Air Operator’s Certificate, pushing the boundaries of pre-hospital care via its Centre for Excellence, and developing new ways for the communities of Essex and Hertfordshire to support and donate vital funds.
EHAAT was recently featured in the Netflix documentary series Critical: Between Life and Death, highlighting the vital role air ambulance charities play in a patient’s journey. With two AW169 helicopters and a fleet of rapid response vehicles, EHAAT’s critical care crews treat an average of 1,900 patients every year. As it prepares to mark Air Ambulance Week (8–14 September), EHAAT remains focused on raising awareness of the many ways it makes a difference beyond emergency response – from tackling cardiac arrest survival rates and improving outcomes for patients with head injuries, to providing vital patient and family support.
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