Chief Executive

Paul Mears has been Chief Executive of Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board since September 2020. 

Prior to this role Paul spent two years as independent management consultant advising a number of clients in both the public and private healthcare sector as well as digital healthcare businesses. This included is working as a Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company advising healthcare systems in the UK and abroad.  Paul was previously Chief Executive of Yeovil District Hospital in Somerset where he established the Symphony Programme to integrate care across primary care, the acute hospital and community services. Paul also established Symphony Healthcare Services, a primary care subsidiary company of the acute hospital which now operates twelve practices within South Somerset. Paul started his NHS career in Torbay where he was instrumental in setting up Torbay Care one of the first fully integrated community health and social care organisations in England.

As well as his role as Chief Executive of Cwm Taf Morgannwg, Paul is the lead CEO for primary care in Wales and currently Chairs the Chief Executives Management Team.