Patrons and Board of Trustees

Mark Holmshaw brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in the sales and marketing sector through Toshiba Medical Systems and Canon Medical Systems where he held the position of President and CEO of Europe. Mark became Global Advisor to the President of Canon Medical Systems Corporation leaving the role in March 2021 to start his own consultancy company. He is also on the Board of Governors at the UTC at the Olympic Legacy Park in Sheffield and is a Trustee of the Support Dogs charity. Mark is a dedicated, focused, and loyal individual where he wants to contribute towards making a difference to people’s lives affected by Fatigue after seeing the impact it has had on his own family.

Damion has worked in the financial industry for over 20 years. Over the last 10 years this has involved supporting many businesses in their development as a dedicated relationship manager. Alongside this Damion has developed partnerships with local stakeholders and was also on the board of directors for the Leamington Spa Business Improvement District, this was focused on helping to drive the towns development plan. Damion has been a volunteer business mentor for The Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs over the last 8 years helping businesses and social enterprise develop.

Christine is now a retired GP. She became unwell with a virus in February 2010 and did not recover as expected. She was diagnosed with ME/CFS after several months of medical investigations. The turning point in her recovery was after finding Salus Fatigue Foundation and attending regular support groups. Through the knowledge gained she recovered sufficiently to return to part time work in February 2011. Having experienced first hand the wealth of wellbeing knowledge and support that Salus has on offer she is delighted continue to be involved on the board of trustees.

Jacqui Holland has worked within the B2B Technology and Telecommunications industry for over 20 years, enjoying several sales and marketing roles. Within the last 10 years Jacqui has successfully implemented marketing automation platforms in two large enterprise organisations. Experiencing fatigue over a number of years she was diagnosed with ME/CFS after medical investigations and at this point found Salus Fatigue Foundation. Using the online support groups and The Wellbeing Hub has helped Jacqui with her ME/CFS symptoms and learn key strategies not just from the wealth of knowledge of the team of practitioners, but the other beneficiaries who share their personal journeys.