David Melbourne, Chief Executive
In September 2025, David was appointed as Chief Executive of the new NHS Birmingham, Black Country and Solihull cluster following his previous role as CEO of NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board.
David gained a degree in economics at Leicester University, before qualifying as an accountant, and completing an MBA. As a senior manager at KPMG, David worked largely in health and education sectors but was attracted to the variety and challenges of a senior role within the NHS. He had experience in various Director of Finance roles in Derbyshire and Lincolnshire before moving to Heart of Birmingham Teaching PCT where he was Director of Resources and Deputy Chief Executive.
David also helped establish a social enterprise in Birmingham – the Health Exchange – that provides health promotion advice to disadvantaged and hard to reach communities. He is a Board Member and Chairs its Finance Committee. He was awarded the NHS Finance Director of the Year in December 2011 by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA).
David is the Chair of the NHS Midlands Procurement Board and a member of the national Procurement Customer Board. He is an active member of the HFMA and chairs the West Midlands Finance Staff Development Committee, West Midlands Procurement Staff Development Committee and the HFMA Digital Council. He is a past president of the West Midlands HFMA.
David also spent over a decade at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, for the last eight years as Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Finance Officer and was Interim Chief Executive on three separate occasions. He led various major change projects, including the merger between Birmingham Women’s and Birmingham Children’s Hospital and the development of Waterfall House, accommodating cancer, rare diseases and surgical services for children.