Mohinder (Mindy) Sawhney – Deputy Chair (Non-Executive Director) | Board members
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Our Trust Board comprises non-executive and executive directors who are jointly responsible for the effective management of Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust.
Led by the Chair, our non-executive directors use their knowledge, skills and experience to help the Board formulate Trust strategies, and support and promote a healthy organisational culture. They hold the Board to account by challenging its decisions and outcomes to make sure they are satisfied that our organisation is operating with financial and operational integrity, and in the best interests of patients and the public.
Led by the Chief Executive, the executive directors are our most senior managers and are responsible for the day-to-day running of the Trust, including matters on strategy and operational management, as well as any issues regarding staff or patients.
Both the non-executive directors and the executive directors regularly speak with patients and staff, listening to their views, ideas and concerns.
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Mohinder (Mindy) Sawhney – Deputy Chair (Non-Executive Director)
Mindy was appointed Deputy Chair of Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust in August 2026.
She is an experienced Non-Executive Director with experience in the public, voluntary and private sectors. She has served as NED at both a Community and Mental Health trust and with an Integrated Care Board including as Senior Independent Director, and previously chaired a disability charity through a period of transformation.
Having originally trained as an economist, Mindy specialised in regional economic development and worked extensively in the United Kingdom, Russia and throughout central and Eastern Europe. In addition to her non-executive work, she now advises Boards on questions of strategy, organisation development and digital transformation.
Mindy is a keen walker, particularly with her husband and children (who are rather less keen), and an enthusiastic but haphazard gardener accompanied by Radio 4 or old school house at high volume.