Trustees

Pauline Tagg MBE - been recruited as Chair of Trustees and has been Chair of East Midlands Ambulance Trust since 2013. Pauline has worked in the acute sector of the NHS for over 35 years as a nurse, midwife and in senior clinical and leadership roles and has previously undertaken trustee roles with other large local charities.  She brings incredible understanding and experience to Vista’s board and will help lead us through the next stages of our journey. 

Maddy has also been appointed as a Trustee. She worked in finance roles for a variety of commercial companies before setting up her own business as an independent CFO, specialising in small enterprises in the life sciences sector and with considerable experience of business planning and starting up new ventures. 

Ruth became a Trustee in 2018. Ruth has a Masters in Law and Employment Relations and started her career at the Bar in Birmingham. In 2002 she established her own business, Ruth Ingman Ltd providing HR and Employment Law support for small to medium sized businesses. Ruth was President of the Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce between 2008 and 2010 and has held non-executive posts in the public, private and third sectors.

Paul became a Trustee in 2018 and currently holds board positions in the commercial, public and charity sectors, while also managing an investment portfolio for a private family office.

He was managing director at the Royal Bank of Scotland, Global, Banking and Markets Division having previously worked in London for over 20 years at a number of investment banks. Since losing his central vision in 2007 to macular dystrophy, he has joined a number of boards as a non-executive director, specialising in his area of expertise: assisted technology, cyber security, angel investing and business strategy. Paul has also become involved in a number of sight charities including RNIB (6 years Trustee), the Macular Society (currently Vice Chair) and Blind in Business, where he continues to use his experiences in dealing with sight loss to benefit others.

In 2017 Paul became a non-executive director for Kings Access Tech Ltd and the NHS Mental Health Board. Paul is a keen sportsman and has held the British #1 VI Tennis title 2014-17 and represented Great Britain in the World VI tennis championships, a black belt in kickboxing and enjoys various extreme sports in the Alps every summer with his children including mountain biking, white water rafting and canyoning. Paul has two children, a golden retriever and lives in London.

Jean has also been appointed as a Trustee and is a highly experienced (recently retired) senior orthoptist, with over 43 years’ experience in practice at St James University Hospital in Leeds and more recently the Leicester Royal Infirmary. Jean has been a Vista volunteer for some time, throwing herself into children’s activities and our early intervention projects and helping us explore new ways for Vista to get involved in health and social care and support. 

Rob, has been appointed as a Trustee and is an optometrist with a career of 38 years working in academia, his own practice, hospitals and large corporate organisations. He also brings significant experience of working on clinical and quality standards and in leading professional training and development and is particularly interested in raising the profile and impact of Low Vision and Rehabilitation services.