MindForward Alliance Executive Team
Poppy Jaman OBE
Founder and Executive Vice Chair
Poppy leads the expansion and closer integration of the Alliance.
Alison Unsted
Chief Executive Officer
Alison is responsible for setting the overall vision and strategy for MindForward Alliance, along with the executive management of all company operations.
Farimah Darbyshire
Director of Strategy and Development
Farimah oversees programme activity across the UK and other regions.
Hannah Garratt
Head of Global Workplace Wellbeing
Hannah leads the MindForward Alliance’s Global Membership Programme.
Rosalín Agnew
Head of Global Development
Rosalín leads MindForward Alliance’s Global Membership Programme.
Vicki Haxton
Head of Global Events
Vicki manages the delivery of the Global Event programme and Global Summit at MindForward Alliance.
Keiann Yeung
Global Benchmark and Impact Measurement Lead
Keiann supports the delivery of the Global and local Thriving at Work Assessments at MindForward Alliance.
Jaan Madan
Global Head of Training and Workforce Development
Jaan leads the design and delivery of our global training and workforce development programmes.
Anastasia Vinnikova
Head of UK Workplace Wellbeing
Anastasia leads on delivering the Thriving at Work programme in the UK.
Kate Laird
Global Training, Administration and UK Events Manager
Kate manages the global training offer for MindForward Alliance, as well as supporting the delivery of the UK events programme.
Ellen Wilson
Global Training and UK Programme Lead
Ellen leads on the delivery of MindForward Alliance's global training and supports the delivery of our UK programme.
Robyn Vernon Harcourt
Leadership Pledge Programme Director (Maternity Leave)
Robyn leads The Leadership Pledge Programme at MindForward Alliance .
Ashleigh Thompson
Leadership Pledge Programme Manager
Ashleigh leads on the development and delivery of our Leadership Pledge Programme, to engage senior leaders in workplace mental health.
Maranda Gregory-Carlton
Executive Assistant
Maranda is the Executive Assistant to both Poppy Jaman and Alison Unsted.
Joanne Ellerington
Global Finance Manager
Jo manages our accounts function, including completion of any customer procurement procedures.
MindForward Alliance Board
Brian Heyworth
Non-Executive Chair
Brian joined Lansdowne Partners in January 2021 as Co-Managing Partner and is the Chair of the Management Committee. Brian has over 30 years’ experience in global financial markets, investment banking and asset management.
Ahmed Mazhari
Non-Executive Director
Ahmed is President of Microsoft Asia and has over 25 years of experience in the technology sector ranging from client management, global delivery of business process transformation, and various functional and operational leadership roles focused on global growth.
Susan Bright
Non-Executive Director
Susan is CEO of EIDA (Employers' Initiative on Domestic Abuse). Prior to joining EIDA, Susan Bright was a partner at global law firm, Hogan Lovells, for more than 20 years.
Ed Thurman
Non-Executive Director
Ed is Chief Commercial Officer at GSS and has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry as a regulator, consultant and in senior management roles within financial institutions.
Fran Silvestri, MBA
Non-Executive Director
Fran recently left his role as founding President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership (IIMHL) and International Initiative for Disability Leadership (IIDL), which he helped organize in 2003.
John Flint
Non-Executive Director
John is CEO of the UK Infrastructure Bank and former Global Chief Executive of HSBC. John is a leading advocate for mentally healthy business cultures and the role of leadership in making that happen.
John Binns, MBE
Coach (Europe)
John is a former Deloitte Partner and now a qualified CBT Coach having been awarded a Diploma from the City CBT College in June 2014.
Poppy Jaman, OBE
Executive Vice Chair Global
Poppy is the Founder of MindForward Alliance and leads on the expansion and closer integration of the Alliance.
Alison Unsted
Chief Executive Officer
Alison is responsible for setting the overall vision and strategy for MindForward Alliance, along with the executive management of all company operations.