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Bruno Holthof standing down as CEO at hospitals’ trust
11/01/2022
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust boss is leaving to spend more time with family and friends
Dr Bruno Holthof has announced that he will be stepping down from his role as the Chief Executive Officer of the trust that runs the Horton General and our other local hospitals. He will end his role with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of June.
Dr Holthof said: “I have very much enjoyed leading OUH since 2015, and I want to take this opportunity to thank every member of staff for delivering compassionate excellence to the populations and patients who we serve, especially during the current difficult circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I am very proud of everything we have achieved together as OneTeamOneOUH in response to the pandemic and of the strength of our unique relationship with the University of Oxford, which means our staff and patients have played a key role in Oxford’s place at the very heart of global research into COVID-19.
“At this stage in my life, I have decided to spend more time with family and friends around the world and so I have announced that I will be stepping down from my role at OUH at the end of June.”
Dr Bruno Holthof was appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer in October 2015. The trust employs more than 14,000 staff across four hospital sites and 44 other locations.
The Trust Chair, Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery, has written to all the trust staff today announcing the decision.
He said: “Bruno has held this very demanding position for almost seven years and now wants a more flexible working life that will enable him to visit family abroad more easily.
“He has given notice of his intention to step down from his role now so that the Trust can begin the search for his successor and ensure that there is an orderly handover. This timing will also enable him to continue to steer the Trust’s response to the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I would like to thank Bruno for his service to OUH since his appointment in October 2015. He has set the tone for our commitment to compassionate excellence and he has shown exceptional leadership throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been one of the most demanding and prolonged challenges that any Chief Executive could face.
“Bruno is rightly very proud of what staff at OUH and in our partner organisations have achieved in rising to the personal and professional challenges which we have all faced over the past two years. His personal contribution during this period in particular has been immense.”
Published: by Banbury FM Newsteam