Appointment of Chief Executive
The Trust was pleased to announce the recent appointment of Bob
Williams as its new Chief Executive. Following a rigorous and
challenging recruitment process, the decision to appoint Mr
Williams was announced on Wednesday 16 October 2013.
Bob Williams has held the role of Acting Chief Executive for 12
months and has a long career history with ambulance services in the
midlands and the North of England.
After leaving the Royal Navy in 1984, he held the positions of
Paramedic, Training Officer and Senior Manager with
Northamptonshire, South Yorkshire, Leicester and Derbyshire
ambulance services from 1985 to 1999, progressing to Executive
Director for Operations for Greater Manchester Ambulance Service.
From there, he moved to West Yorkshire Ambulance Service in 2002 as
Executive Director of Service Delivery. Bob then took up the
position of Deputy Chief Executive of NWAS when the Trust was
formed in 2006.
Commenting on the appointment, Trust Chairman, Mary Whyham said:
"I am very pleased to announce this decision which came after a
challenging interview process. Bob is a very highly respected
member of the NWAS team and I have no doubt that with his passion
and drive for the NHS, our staff and our patients will all benefit
from his leadership.
"With this appointment, we are now in a position to move forward
and look to the future - we want to ensure that the North West
Ambulance Service can continue to be a service that the people of
the North West are proud of."