GDC appoints Ilona Blue as new Council member
NewsPosted by: Dental Design 1st April 2022
Following a competitive recruitment process, the GDC is pleased to announce the appointment of Ilona Blue as a lay member of Council. Ilona is an experienced non-executive director and executive leader with a successful track record in finance, governance and programme delivery in central government and the NHS.
Ilona’s executive career began in academia where she undertook public health research with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and South Bank University. She then joined the Civil Service where she spent over twenty years working across HM Treasury, Department for Work and Pensions, Home Office and Department for Transport.
Ilona is a Chartered Public Finance Accountant and holds a PhD in International Public Health, a Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Statistics & Epidemiology and a BA (Hons) in Geography. She also completed the Financial Times Non-Executive Director Diploma in 2020.
In announcing her appointment, Chair of Council, Lord Toby Harris, said:
“I’d like to welcome Ilona and look forward to working with her. She brings a wealth of experience as a non-executive director and leader, particularly in finance and governance, across a wide range of organisations, and will be able to provide new perspectives and insights in her new role.”
Following approval by the Privy Council, Ilona begins in her role immediately.
