Leanne Illingworth

About Me

“I am a director with experience across both the not-for-profit and private sectors. As a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors, I have a strong commitment to good practice governance and to ensuring boards function as catalysts for positive change, growth, and performance improvement. My governance and executive experience spans the health, disability, and social service sectors, with particular depth in commissioning, service planning, and funding through roles with public sector and crown entities. I bring board-level strengths in clinical governance, strategy development, regulatory compliance, and risk oversight and guiding organisations through growth initiatives and enterprise development. Complementing this is my hands-on commercial experience through business ownership in the hospitality, construction, and horticulture sectors. This blend of sectoral insight and commercial pragmatism allows me to contribute meaningfully at the board table — supporting robust discussion, fostering collaboration, and helping organisations navigate complexity with purpose and clarity. ”