Our Executive Team is responsible for our day-to-day running and is made up of our chief executive, chief inspectors and executive directors.

This team:

• oversees the delivery of our business plan objectives
• ensures we use our resources properly and manage our performance well.

You can read the biographies for each member of the team below.

Ian Trenholm

Chief Executive

Ian Trenholm has been our Chief Executive since August 2018. Ian was Chief Executive of NHS Blood and Transplant from 2014 until his appointment as our Chief Executive in 2018. He was previously...
Read Ian Trenholm's full biography

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Kate Terroni

Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care

Kate Terroni is our Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care. Kate, a registered social worker, was previously Director of Adult Social Care at Oxfordshire County Council where she embedded co-production...
Read Kate Terroni's full biography

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Rosie Benneyworth

Chief Inspector of Primary Medical Services and Integrated Care

Rosie Benneyworth joined CQC as Chief Inspector of Primary Medical Services and Integrated Care. Prior to this, Rosie was the Director of Strategic Clinical Services Transformation for Somerset...
Read Rosie Benneyworth's full biography

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Ted Baker

Chief Inspector of Hospitals

Ted was appointed Chief Inspector of Hospitals at the Care Quality Commission in 2017. He first joined the NHS in 1973 and later, after qualifying as a doctor, worked in hospitals for 35 years in a...
Read Ted Baker's full biography

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Kirsty Shaw

Chief Operating Officer

Kirsty joined CQC as our Chief Operating Officer in March 2018. Kirsty has a wealth of experience leading operational change and improvement programmes across public bodies in the environment and...
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Chris Day

Director of Engagement

Chris has a background in both private and public sector business development, communications and leadership. He has more than 25 years' experience operating at a senior level. As Director of...
Read Chris Day's full biography

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Mark Sutton

Chief Digital Officer

Mark Sutton joined CQC as Chief Digital Officer in April 2019. Mark has over 20 years’ senior IT management experience in financial services, insurance, retail, healthcare and not-for-profit...
Read Mark Sutton's full biography

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