Goodbye from Shaun

Posted 29th June 2026

After nearly four years at LHP, the time has come for me to seek a new challenge.

I joined LHP to help make it a better place to work and a better organisation for the people we serve. I hope you've felt some of that. More open conversations, clearer expectations, a stronger sense that what we do every day connects to something that matters. It was never going to be perfect and there's still work to do, but the direction felt right and that was down to you as much as anyone.

Being asked to serve as Interim Chief Executive last year was a challenge I hadn't expected, and it turned out to be the most stretching and rewarding experience of my career. Together we stabilised the organisation, rebuilt our core services and started to close the gap between our ambitions and our performance. None of that was easy, and none of it was done alone.

With Simon now in post and the organisation in a stronger place, this feels like the right moment for me to move onto a new challenge. I leave knowing LHP is in good hands, with a stronger foundation than it had four years ago and real momentum behind it.

Thank you for everything. It has been an honour.