Residential care provider Shaw healthcare has appointed Simon MacSorley as the chair of its board, succeeding Alun Thomas, who served as chair for 16 years.
MacSorley joined the Shaw board in 2019 as a non-executive director after an executive career in estates management and construction.
After originally working as a building engineer for BAE Systems, MacSorley went on to become director of estates and facilities at a number of organisations, including Marlborough College and the University of the West of England.
MacSorley is also the chair for CSET Multi Academy Trust and holds NED roles for Sirona Care & Health (NHS) and Northen Surveying Ltd.
Russell Brown, chief executive officer, commented: “Alun has done a fantastic job for us, and I’m delighted that he’s been in a position to witness Shaw becoming the largest employee-owned healthcare company in the UK.
“In Simon, we have a chair who has considerable healthcare experience and who also knows Shaw very well. I look forward to working closely with him in the years to come to ensure we build on our employee ownership model and take the company from strength to strength.”