Mark Chamberlain: Chair, NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Mark Chamberlain joins us from NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB and has been a Non-Executive Director since 2022. During his time in this role, he was Vice Chair, Chair of the Remuneration Committee and Chair of the Quality Committee.

Mark has more than 25 years’ experience in a variety of senior leadership and non-executive roles, including 15 years in health and care organisations, and has worked and lived in West Yorkshire since his late teens.

For 11 years, Mark was a Non-Executive Director and Deputy Chair of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; from 2010 to 2021. The bulk of Mark’s earlier career was with BT, where he held a variety of senior roles in HR, marketing, operations, strategy, business transformation and business development. He was a member of the BT Yorkshire and The Humber Regional Board from 2000 to 2014 and a non-executive director of the Learning and Skills Council Yorkshire and The Humber Regional Board until 2010.

Mark has played a significant role in shaping health and care services both within West Yorkshire and beyond, supporting organisations to deliver higher quality care, and led reforms to improve health and care in local communities.

As Chair of NHS West Yorkshire ICB, Mark will play a crucial role to help reduce health inequalities, improving health outcomes and experiences for 2.4 million people across Bradford District and Craven, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, and Wakefield District.