Don't Get Left Behind as NHS Procurement Transforms.

As Managing Director of KFM, Preeya Bailie brings extensive leadership experience and a strong track record of delivering transformative commercial strategies across the NHS and wider healthcare sector.

A respected leader in public sector procurement, Preeya is known for driving initiatives that prioritise sustainability, transparency, and value for money. Prior to joining KFM, she held senior leadership roles at NHS Improvement and NHS England, where she was instrumental in establishing the Provider Transformation & Operational Model and laying the foundations of the NHS Central Commercial Function.

She led the first National Energy Agreement, advanced the Commercial Efficiencies & Optimisation Programme and led the successful rollout of a single e-commerce system across the NHS. Her leadership on the Net-Zero Supplier Roadmap reflects her deep commitment to environmental responsibility and ethical, modern slavery-free supply chains aligned with the NHS’s 2045 net-zero goal.

A passionate advocate for collaboration, Preeya has brought together the national commercial community through strategic forums and capability-building programmes.

At KFM, a wholly owned subsidiary supporting the NHS and wider healthcare sector, Preeya is focused on driving innovation, ensuring value for money, and reinvesting benefits and cost savings to enhance patient care. Under her leadership, KFM is strategically positioned for sustainable growth, while remaining agile and responsive to the evolving needs of the health service.

Jacqui Rock is Chair of the UK Parliament’s APPG Global Commission on International Government Procurement, where she leads global work on how governments can deliver better outcomes through modern commercial, digital and procurement models. She previously served as Chief Commercial Officer at NHS England and as Chief Advisor to the CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Health Holding Company. Jacqui has led major defence, healthcare and infrastructure commercial portfolios and is recognised internationally for driving system-wide transformation, strengthening supply-chain resilience, and shaping innovation and evidence-based reform across complex national systems.

Fiona Hilton is the Director of Commercial Best Practice and Engagement at NHS England, where she plays a pivotal role in the Central Commercial Function (CCF). She is a primary architect of the NHS Strategic Framework, focusing on modernising the health service’s commercial landscape by shifting the focus from simple cost-cutting to long-term patient outcomes. Her current work is central to implementing the Procurement Act 2023 and driving the NHS towards a Net Zero supply chain, ensuring that procurement acts as a catalyst for healthcare innovation rather than just a back-office function.

Before her leadership at NHS England, Fiona built an extensive commercial career across both the public and private sectors. She held senior roles at major organisations such as Boots and Kingfisher, and her experience working within SMEs provides her with a unique perspective on diversifying the NHS supply chain. A frequent speaker at industry conferences, she is widely recognised for her efforts to build more transparent, collaborative relationships between the NHS and its thousands of commercial partners to improve service delivery across the UK.

Lee Joseph was appointed Managing Director of NHS LPP in October 2023. Prior to this appointment, he was working as the Interim Managing Director for seven months and, during that time, worked to further build the organisation in regards to its service offering to members, as well as ensuring it is a great place for staff to work.

Prior to his role as Interim Managing Director, Lee worked in various senior roles at NHS LPP after joining the organisation in 2016. Before joining NHS LPP, he held strategic and leadership roles across the public and private sector, including Hospital Corporation of America, General Electric (GE), Unipart, JCB and Visteon.

With over 30 years procurement & supply chain experience. Simon began his career in the Royal Navy and has worked in senior Procurement/Supply Chain roles within the Pharmaceutical sector and Local Government, before starting his NHS career in the East of England at Basildon & Colchester. Now working in Birmingham, he is responsible for all Procurement across the Birmingham & Solihull Integrated Care System (ICS).

Alexandra is Associate Director, Net Zero and Sustainable Procurement at NHS England, where she leads the team responsible for delivering a net zero Carbon Footprint Plus for the NHS. She was recognised in 2024 as being the 5th most influential woman in procurement by ‘Procurement Magazine’.

In 2020, the NHS became the world’s first national health system to commit to become ‘carbon net zero’. Carbon Footprint Plus includes the NHS’ wider supply chain, aiming for an 80% reduction in emissions by 2036-2039 and Net Zero by 2045.

Following the release of the ‘Delivering a Net Zero Report’, Alexandra has led the development and implementation of the NHS’ world-leading programme. She was instrumental in the publication of the Net Zero Supplier Roadmap for the NHS and works across the diverse and complex NHS supply chain to deliver net zero carbon, drive social value and eradicate modern slavery across the supply chain.

Before joining NHSE, Alexandra led on the strategic and operational implementation of green plans for NHS organisations across the country, as well as some of the largest decarbonising infrastructure projects in the health sector, enabled by procurement frameworks.

Alexandra holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Policy from Edinburgh University, she graduated with honours from Boston College in the USA, and has previously led the award-winning sustainability programme at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.

David Lawson is Director of Medical Technology & Innovation at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), where he leads government policy on medical technology and oversees the delivery of the UK’s Medical Technology Strategy. In this role, he works with partners across government, the NHS, regulators and industry to support the adoption of innovative technologies that improve patient outcomes and deliver value for the health system.
Before joining DHSC in 2022, David spent over two decades at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, serving as Chief Procurement Officer for 21 years. His career has focused on healthcare procurement, innovation and supply chain strategy, and he is a two-time recipient of the Supply Chain Excellence Award.

Mary is an experienced commercial lawyer with a particular focus on public procurement. She has extensive experience advising clients in a range of sectors including health, central government, local government, housing and utilities. Mary has experience of working in-house and has previously been Legal Counsel at DHL advising NHS Supply Chain on setting up framework agreements for health supplies and a commercial lawyer at the regional development agency, Yorkshire Forward, where she advised on some of their most complex projects including Finance Yorkshire and the Leeds Arena.