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Our Senior Leadership Team

The Devon Air Ambulance Senior Leadership Team works hard to support the charity in diverse roles, from charity shop manager to logistics. Our Senior Leadership Team oversee the various departments and is based at our Exeter Head Office. 

See below for a little bit more about each of them. 

Helena Holt

Chief Executive

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I have been CEO of the Charity since October 2007, returning to my home county of Devon after many years in London.

Prior to this I was Director of the Attlee Foundation and before that St James’s House, a mental health charity in North London.  I have much experience in the charity field and have previously also served as a trustee, holding positions as Chair and Treasurer in the councils for voluntary services for both Camden & Tower Hamlets.

Telephone: 01392466666

Email: [email protected]


Published: 15th January, 2018

Updated: 7th September, 2020

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Martin Bell

People, Talent and Culture Director

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I have been at the Charity since May 2012 and am responsible for the retail operation of the Charity.

Telephone: 01392 466666

Email: [email protected]

Published: 14th January, 2018

Updated: 26th January, 2021

Author: Naomi Palmer

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Caroline Creer

Income Generation Director

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I started volunteering for the Charity in mid 1997, and joined the team officially in the November heading up our retail team and latterly as Fundraising Director, Deputy CEO and Complaints Officer, before becoming Income Generation Director in 2020.

I am a member of the Senior Leadership Team.  I also enjoy getting involved in the bigger picture of our industry, being a member of the Institute of Fundraising and Vice Chair of the Comms Committee of the Association of Air Ambulances.

Telephone: 01392 466666 Ext *133
Email: [email protected]

Published: 13th January, 2018

Updated: 20th July, 2020

Author: Naomi Palmer

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Dave Hawes

Finance and Infrastructure Director

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I joined the Charity in November 2014.  I have previously worked in London and Sydney for top 10 accountancy practice BDO and for the past 5 years have been working in Exeter for Capita Asset Services.

Joining DAAT is a challenge but it allows me to do a job that combines doing something very worthwhile for an organisation which makes a tangible difference to people’s lives with a senior management role where there are opportunities to influence and contribute to DAAT’s continuing success.

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, I am part of the team responsible for the strategic oversight of Devon Air Ambulance, with a focus on the financial elements. This includes overseeing the Finance Team and a broader responsibility for the infrastructure across the organisation. It's a varied and interesting role, taking in legacies, cash forecasting and controls while interacting with other Charities, businesses and organisations.

Telephone: 01392466666
Email: [email protected]

Published: 11th January, 2018

Updated: 27th June, 2019

Author: Naomi Palmer

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Ian Payne

Flight Operations Director

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Telephone: 01392 466666
Email: [email protected]

Published: 7th January, 2018

Updated: 7th September, 2020

Author: Naomi Palmer

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Nigel Hare

Operations Director & CQC Registered Manager

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Nigel has worked in Pre-hospital Care since 1985, joining Devon Air Ambulance as an Aircrew Paramedic in 1997. As Operations Director and our Registered Manager with the Care Quality Commission, Nigel is accountable for the ‘safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led’* delivery of our Patient Services as an Independent Healthcare Services Provider. This includes:

• Ensuring we are deployed to the patients who will benefit most from the Enhanced and Critical Care our service provides.
• The welfare, training, development and quality assurance processes of our doctors, paramedics and support staff.
• The delivery of high quality clinical care to patients.
• Post incident support to patients, their relatives and carers through our ‘Patient Support Service’.
• Collaboration the NHS and other emergency services.

Nigel is part of our Senior Leadership Team and a Director of Devon Air Ambulance Trading Company Limited.

*as required by The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014

Telephone: 01392 466666

Email: [email protected]

Published: 3rd January, 2018

Updated: 22nd January, 2021

Author: Naomi Palmer

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