Tinnitus UK announces new Chair and Trustees

Tinnitus UK’s transformation continues with new Chair and Trustees joining the Board

Tinnitus UK, the UK’s specialist tinnitus charity, have announced new Board members as they continue to rebuild and strengthen following some difficult years.

The charity has undergone a significant transformation in the past nine months, creating a new strategic plan created with the UK’s tinnitus community, and will be further bolstered by new expertise joining a refreshed and rejuvenated Board of Trustees.

Tinnitus UK have also appointed a new Chair of the Board of Trustees, Pierre Espinasse.  Pierre is a former Chief Executive of a medical research funding foundation and brings extensive experience of charity governance and strategy development having served on the Board of other charities, including the UK Research Integrity Office. Pierre has been learning to live with tinnitus over the last few years.

Pierre said, “‘I am honoured to be appointed as Chair of Tinnitus UK and to support it at such an important stage as we embark on our new strategy. Tinnitus is an insidious, hidden condition which affects so many people in so many different ways.”, he added, “I am fortunate in that I am, gradually, learning to live with tinnitus but I am acutely aware that, for many, tinnitus has a huge impact on their life and their mental wellbeing. Together we can work to alleviate that burden and strive towards a world without tinnitus.”

Pierre is joined by two other new Trustees.

Pete Byrom has over 20 years’ experience in the NHS as an Audiologist including paediatrics and working in ENT and Audio-Vestibular consultant led clinics and now runs a very successful and widely acclaimed private audiology practice.

Emma Stone is an FCA Chartered Accountant with more than 15 years of experience in Finance, Risk, Compliance and Assurance roles within professional practice, the FTSE 50 and the non-profit sector. Emma chairs the Tinnitus UK Finance Committee and supports the Board on matters of finance, governance and risk.

Alex Brooks-Johnson, Tinnitus UK CEO, said, “Tinnitus UK continues to forge ahead with our transformation plans, led by a new strategy created together with the tinnitus community”. He continued, “Being joined by people with the calibre and experience of Pierre, Emma and Pete will significantly improve our ability to help more people with tinnitus and represents our ambitions for the future as we work towards a world without tinnitus”.