Macmillan Cancer Support has appointed Francesca Okosi chief people and culture officer.
In this role, Okosi will sit on Macmillan’s executive team and use her knowledge and experience in leading positive culture change in large organisations to shape and drive its people and culture strategy.
In her previous role, she was chief people and culture officer at an Integrated Care Board. Prior to this, Okosi held similar roles at other health organisations, including Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Pharmaceutical Council, and the South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.
Okosi said: “The needs of people with cancer are changing, and the world of work has also changed rapidly in the past few years. As Macmillan transforms to meet the changing needs of people with cancer, I am looking forward to working with staff to build our culture around a strong foundation of equity, diversity and inclusion. We need a team that is ready to transform cancer care for the future, supported by a culture which enables all employees, whoever they are and whatever their aspirations, to thrive.”
Gemma Peters, chief executive of Macmillan, added: “Macmillan has a huge role to play in meeting challenges head on, and to do it we’ll need a culture which all our brilliant staff feel part of, and empowers them to do the best work of their career. We know from employees that we have work to do here and having a member of our executive team focused on shaping that culture is a transformative step for us. I’m delighted to welcome Francesca and the fresh perspective she brings to our leadership team.”
