31 December 2024

CNWL non-executive director (NED), Paul Richard Streets is recognised for services to the Voluntary Sector on the 2025 New Year Honour list, released yesterday (Monday 30 December).

The release of the New Year Honours provides an opportunity to celebrate individual outstanding achievements and contributions to British society.

Paul Streets receives CBEPaul was appointed as a NED at CNWL in 2019.

Non-executive directors are not employees of the Trust and are not involved in the day-to-day running of CNWL. They provide valuable external insight to scrutinise and challenge the Trust's processes and hold other senior positions outside of the Trust.

Paul joined Lloyds Bank Foundation, an independent charity funded by Lloyds Bank, for England and Wales as chief executive in May 2013 after a career that has spanned the voluntary and public sector and work in International development (DfiD/Sight Savers), Human Rights (Amnesty International), professional and service regulation and health and social care.

He has been Chief Executive of Diabetes UK; the Health Development Agency and the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board. Immediately prior to the Foundation he worked as a Senior Civil Servant in the Department of Health heading up Public and Patient Engagement and Experience.

Paul is an Honorary Visiting Professor at Cass Business School, City University of London. Previously, he was Chairman of Contact a Family the leading UK Charity supporting families of children with severe disabilities and Chair of the UK Rare Diseases Advisory Group. He was also Deputy Chairman at the Healthcare Commission from 2000 to 09 and the first lay member of the Royal College of Physicians Council.

In 2003 he was appointed an OBE for services to people with diabetes. Paul has three children and lives in East Sussex, but hails from North Yorkshire.

You can find Paul on LinkedIn here (opens link) where he posted a message about the honours

"I am delighted to be appointed a CBE in the New Years Honours for 'services to the Voluntary Sector' - after 40 years of work in and with a sector that has been tremendously rewarding personally."