Mr John Crompton has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH), which runs Addenbrooke’s and The Rosie hospitals.
John is a Non-Executive Director and Vice Chair of Marshall of Cambridge (Holdings) Ltd, an engineering and property company, and of ICE Benchmark Administration, which publishes financial benchmarks.
He is also a senior adviser to XMS Capital, a Chicago-based investment bank, and an investor in several fintech companies. He is a Development Fellow of University College, Oxford, a mentor to postgraduate students at Oxford University's Blavatnik School of Government and a co-author of "Public Net Worth: Accounting, Government and Democracy", a 2024 book about public finances.
John began his career as a civil servant at HM Treasury in the mid-1980s before joining Morgan Stanley, where he worked as an investment banker in London, New York and Hong Kong. In 2005 to 2007 he was seconded back to HM Treasury as its Senior Corporate Finance Adviser, and from 2008 to 2010 was Head of Market Investments at the Treasury's UKFI subsidiary, responsible for the government’s investments in Lloyds Banking Group and RBS (now NatWest). From 2010 to 2016 he worked in senior roles in HSBC’s investment banking business.
John was born and brought up in Cambridge and since 2016 has lived in south Cambridgeshire.
CUH Chair, Baroness Sally Morgan, said:
I am delighted that John is joining the CUH Board. We will benefit greatly from his extensive knowledge and experience as we address the significant operational and financial challenges that lie ahead while continuing to improve the quality of care we provide to the patients and communities we serve.
CUH Chair, Baroness Sally Morgan
John added:
It is a huge privilege to be appointed to this role. I take great pride in Addenbrooke’s being my local hospital and I look forward to working with Board members, governors and colleagues across the Trust and the wider health and care system to ensure that we can provide the best possible healthcare to our patients.
Mr John Crompton
John has been appointed to a three-year term of office by the CUH Council of Governors following a competitive recruitment process. He takes up the position on 1 April 2025.