Ian Deans

Ian joined Anthony Nolan in January 2020 and leads the Finance and Resources Directorate, which includes the Finance, Facilities, Procurement, Legal and Governance teams.

Ian is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Certified Accountants and holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Chemistry from Nottingham University.

Ian has a wealth of commercial, financial and operational leadership experience in major FTSE 100 companies, charities and SMEs. This included roles at Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG), Scottish and Newcastle plc and Care UK.

At Care UK this involved the entrepreneurial revenue and profit growth from a single site to 11 acute hospital facilities that deliver quality patient focused outcomes and financial sustainability. At IHG this involved the provision of improved customer experiences, brand appreciation and substantial financial returns at 43 UK hotels.

For the last 8 years Ian has operated in the not-for-profit sector with King Edward VII Hospital and Academies Enterprise Trust (70+ schools in the UK) and brings his broad and diverse commercial perspective in the management and investment of charitable funds and resources to Anthony Nolan.

His role is to take responsibility for the leadership of Anthony Nolan’s financial strategy, governance, financial control, treasury and risk management, legal and physical resources as well as playing a key role in new commercial developments. Ian is a strong advocate of the ‘value add’ principle with a passion for understanding and developing a charitable business.