A RETIRED army colonel has been appointed to University Hospitals Plymouth as a non-executive director.

Colonel Graham Raikes MBE is currently Director of Resources at the Arts and Humanities Research Council and has also been the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Resources) and Director of Corporate Finance at the University of Plymouth.

With a successful military career behind him, he was awarded the MBE for his services to management accountancy in the army in 1997. He said: ‘I’m keen to make a contribution and give something back into the local area and this position is a great opportunity to do just that’.

Chairman of the Hospitals Trust, Richard Crompton said: ‘He brings with him a wealth of experience in financial and strategic planning and I’m sure he will be an asset to the Trust’.