Leonora May
Company Secretary

Leonora May was appointed Company Secretary in February 2024, having joined QVH as deputy company secretary in April 2022. Prior to joining the Trust she has spent much of her career working in the health and housing sectors.
Leonora’s background is in Law. She studied at the University of Portsmouth and holds a Masters Degree in Corporate Governance and Law. She is an associate member of the Chartered Governance Institute, the world’s leading authority on corporate governance.
She has responsibility for corporate governance including flow of information from ward to board and the Council of Governors, to support insight and good decision making. She also ensures the Trust’s compliance with legal, constitutional, corporate governance and regulatory requirements. Additionally, Leonora is the Trust’s counter fraud champion.
Page updated: 22 April 2024
Board of directors
- Jackie Smith, Chair
- Abigail Jago, Acting Chief Executive
- Tamara Everington, Chief Medical Officer
- Edmund Tabay, Chief Nursing Officer
- Jon Bell, Interim Chief Finance Officer
- Paul Dillon-Robinson, Non-Executive Director
- Russell Hobby, Non-Executive Director
- Karen Norman, Non-Executive Director
- Peter O'Donnell, Non-Executive Director
- Shaun O'Leary, Non-Executive Director
- Kirsten Timmins, Chief Operating Officer
- Helen Edmunds, Chief People Officer (non-voting director)
- Leonora May, Company Secretary