BSO Board of Directors and SMT

Dr David Langley is Director of Research and Enterprise Development (RED) at the University of Bristol and is responsible for the overall strategy and operation of the division's activities. Prior to this he was Director of Research Services at Imperial College London. David has also held posts as Senior Accounts Manager at the Medical Research Council and as a Research Fellow at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, USA. David holds a PhD in neuropharmacology from the University of London.

Michael has been a commercial property consultant, surveyor and agent since 1975 and is a Partner of Grant Monger-Godfrey, Chartered Surveyors in London W1, which he joined in 1991. He is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Chartered Management Institute. He advises clients in the acquisition & disposal of commercial property in London and the UK both for occupation, investment & development. He is also an expert in project co-ordination, as well as advising & negotiating on rent reviews, lease renewals, arbitration, service charges & business rates. He acts for a wide range of clients, both landlord and tenant, including other charities.

David has held national and public appointments, as a member of the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, and as Chair of the Standards Committee of the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Both of these appointments were made directly by the Secretary of State. David is also a recent member of the Board of Governors at Guys and St. Thomas' Foundation Hospitals Trust and of the Board of Governors of Kings College NHS Hospital Foundation Trust. David has published extensively on community health care, mental health and learning disabilities and acts as an editorial board member for several journals. He also undertakes consultancy and advisory work, speaks regularly at national conferences, and has acted as an expert witness in many legal cases. He is an Advisor to the Department of Health on matters relating to higher education and holds an honorary appointment as Associate Director of Nursing with Imperial College NHS Hospitals Trust. He is also a member of the NHS London Strategic Workforce Advisory Forum. He is currently Pro Vice Chancellor at Buckinghamshire New University. In 2010 he was awarded a CBE for services to health care.

Dr Savage has been part of the medical profession for over 30 years and holds a wealth of experience in this arena. His Brixton-based practice has developed an extensive team comprising social workers, counsellors, osteopaths, physiotherapists, health visitors, nurses, money advice workers and a community psychiatric nurse, thus acknowledging that the pursuit of health required a holistic approach. Dr Savage has recently retired from being a GP trainer for 31 years and Programme Director at Guys and St Thomas' vocational training scheme for 17 years.

Kim has worked as a Senior Lecturer and module leader for Legal Skills and Disability Law at the University of Westminster. A member of numerous profession bodies such as the Disability Studies Association and Society of Legal Scholars, Kim has a strong pool of knowledge and experience pertaining to contract law in which she specialises.

Carol has had a career based in finance and accounting within the public sector and has a great breadth of knowledge in this area. Beyond the accounting and financial planning aspects of corporate finance, Carol's experience includes the application of IT to enhance financial and management accounting systems and management of a personnel department. Carol has also sat on the BSO's Ethics Committee for the past three years.

Based in London, Sean has worked for a number of charities over the last 20 years, including the Children's Society, Great Ormond Street Hospital and Cambridge University. During that time, Sean has personally secured six and seven figure donations from individuals, charitable trusts and companies, and has also been responsible for the organisation of several major events, including the first (and only) sponsored walk through the Channel Tunnel. Off duty, Sean is also a Trustee of a medical charity working in West Africa, an active member of a Livery Company in the City of London and also the Vice-Chairman of the Embroiderers' Guild.

Zara Ford is an osteopath. She graduated from the BSO in 1992 and started work in a busy multi-disciplinary clinic in Milton Keynes. She also started her own practice at this time in Portishead, together with a Licentiate in Acupuncture at the British College of Acupuncture. Zara started teaching at the BSO in 1993, initially as a clinic tutor, and in 2004 she also started classroom teaching as part of the Structure/Function team. Since 1996 Zara has followed her passion for sports medicine, working with several elite athletes and also travelling to major sporting events. This involvement prompted her to study Pilates for rehabilitation and undertake an MSc in Sports Osteopathy.

John heads a group osteopathic practice in Cambridge. He has experience in statutory and voluntary healthcare regulation as a Privy Council Appointee of the first General Osteopathic Council after leading the Osteopathic Association of Great Britain, and works actively in regional osteopathic CPD provisions. He is a board member of the Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council and other recent appointments include Chairman of the UK College of Mediators, East Anglia NHS Counselling Services, The Family Mediation Council, Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health, Mental Health Act Panels, Chairman of Resources & Finance Committee of Dentists' & General, English Sinfonia and Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge degree submission group. He is chairman of CoastNet an EEC funded agency working with deprived coastal communities.

Charles is BSO Principal and Chief Executive. He began his career with the BSO in 1990. Prior to becoming Principal in May 2006, Charles held the post of Vice-Principal (Professional) and was previously Head of Clinical Practice. He has edited and advised on a number of osteopathy-related publications and is a regular contact for the promotion of osteopathy in the media. Charles also worked in private practice as an osteopath from 1989-2011.

Greyham is a Director of the Not-for-profit Unit in the London office of UK charity auditors Horwath Clark Whitehill. He provides a specialist advisory service to the firm's charity clients and the wider charity sector on all aspects of public accountability, regulatory compliance and charity restructuring. Greyham served as Head of Accountancy Policy at the Charity Commission (1991-97), principally concerned with the development of the UK charity sector's original code of best practice for financial reporting (the 1995 "Charities SORP") and its interpretation, implementation and promotion in England and Wales. He serves on a number of sub-sector committees on SORP guidance, lecturing and writing widely on topical issues for charity regulation.

Michelle is Head of Planning & Resources in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at The Open University and has overall responsibility for the leadership and management of the Faculty’s professional services, ensuring that financial and staffing management and research administration, academic and infrastructure services are effectively managed and integrated with academic structures and processes and that their work is in line with Faculty and University objectives. She has also taught as an Associate Lecturer at The Open University and is currently contributing to a book on leading and managing in health and social care. She has also published a number of research papers, most recently on gender diversity at senior management level, women’s careers and career mentoring.

Hilary Abbey is an osteopath and a counsellor. She graduated from the BSO in 1979, gaining an MSc in 2000, and has had a varied career since then, which has included osteopathic practice, education and community healthcare in theUKand overseas. She now works full-time as a senior clinic tutor and student research supervisor at the BSO. She has a special interest in chronic pain management and is currently studying for a Professional Doctorate.

Ian is the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Manager at the BSO.  He has worked within the information technology sector for forty years.  Ian has taught ICT within the secondary sector and was for a period employed by Middlesex University before transferring to the BSO.

Nina Waters is Corporate Services Director. Having studied law, Human Resources and the creative arts, Nina has worked in HR since 1997. She joined the BSO in 2002 and has responsibility for HR, Estates, Continuing Professional Development and PR and Marketing.

Simeon London has been Head of Clinical Practice at the BSO since 2007 and before that was Programme Director at Unitec inNew Zealand. He has been practising as an osteopath since 1995 and has worked with the General Osteopathic Council as an Assessment Expert and with the New Zealand Qualifications Authority. Simeon is also Area of Study Manager for Osteopathic Practice and Course Leader for the MSc in Osteopathy pre-registration at the BSO.