Trustees

The Board of Trustees are responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of the charity, developing the organisations aims, objectives and goals in accordance with the governing document, legal and regulatory guidelines.

Chairman

Clive Ireland

Clive is the Chair of Shropshire MHS. He is passionate about mental health and has…

Clive is the Chair of Shropshire MHS. He is passionate about mental health and has worked with the charity since 2010.

“Shropshire MHS is as successful as it is because of our volunteers, our staff, the people who use our services and the community we support. I simply facilitate the charity and the amazing people involved.”

Outside of Shropshire MHS, Clive runs a company called Training Solutions, where he delivers courses on safeguarding adults and children, the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.

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Vice Chairman

Tony Edwards

I have over 38 years of experience in the Telecommunications industry. I have deep experience…

I have over 38 years of experience in the Telecommunications industry. I have deep experience in managing all aspects of service and sales operations activities, motivating and developing teams of Engineers, Pre-sales experts and System Developers combined with a wealth of commercial and customer service experience.
The Business Management System Directorate within GCI covers corporate security & IT, ISO and PCIDSS certifications of which we have 9001/14001/20000/27001/NIS/ESOS/SECR/PCIDSS/Cyber Essentials Plus and GDPR….. also i’m a qualified GDPR Practitioner.

GCI’s Data Protection Officer.

My proudest moment has been the releasing of a full Business Management system across GCI, which covers all business functionality as listed below :-

Opportunity Management
Quotes-to-Order
OM/PM Workflow
Inventory/CMDB
Service Desk Incident Management
Timesheet & Expenses
Contract Management
Billing and Purchase Ledger

This includes full integration with in-house build quote-to-order applications.

Our mantra is: “We innovate to create efficiency and make doing business easier – Plus we “Do the right thing”

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Trustee

John Baker

John Barker MBE After 34 years serving in the Royal Navy (RN 1981-2009) & Royal…

John Barker MBE

After 34 years serving in the Royal Navy (RN 1981-2009) & Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN-2009-2015) I ended my working career in 2021 as a Civilian Training Operations Manager running Aviation Simulators for the NZ Defence Force.  I am now retired & I am keen to assist the MHS in all of its invaluable work supporting those who need its services in the local area as a member of the Board of Trustees.  Married to Joanne, a Practice Nurse, we have 3 grown  up sons & my hobbies include Gardening, Golf & walking our Cockapoo “Clover”

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Treasurer

Roy Munton

Roy has been our Treasurer since 2013, having previously enjoyed a career in banking. Roy…

Roy has been our Treasurer since 2013, having previously enjoyed a career in banking. Roy is extremely diligent in managing the charity’s accounts; projecting future revenues and expenditure that enables us to grow year on year.

Roy travels from Ludlow to Shropshire MHS in Shrewsbury on a weekly basis to oversee financial matters and to keep up to date with the ongoing running of the charity.

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