Steve Swayne

Chairperson

Steve is the founder and Chair of Kingsgate, which has been delivering successful change for organisations in difficult and challenged situations for over 20 years. He is the previous Chairperson of The Institute for Turnaround and regularly contributes to thought leadership in the industry.

“Turnaround and transformation is about doing difficult things in a decent way. In the private sector that means saving jobs and businesses, while in the NHS it means improving healthcare outcomes and efficiency.”

Steve has a successful turnaround track record at CEO/MD level in listed companies, privately owned enterprises and in the public sector.  He has strong sector knowledge in health and social care, technology, distribution and logistics.

“Kingsgate were selected to work with the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust on the basis of Steve Swayne’s considerable experience as a Turnaround specialist. Steve quickly established his credibility with the Board and senior clinical staff. Working as part of the Trust’s turnaround and performance improvement team, Kingsgate were instrumental in helping the Trust achieve savings of twice the level it had achieved in any previous year.

Kingsgate provided excellent value for money.”

Chris Hurst, Deputy CEO & Director of Finance, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals

“Steve and the Kingsgate team have both directly supported and collaborated with Grant Thornton on a number of turnaround assignments. I cannot recommend them too highly. They provide very high quality interim management solutions for challenged clients and deal with these difficult situations with both pace and skill.”

Giles Newman, Restructuring Partner, Grant Thornton