James Hibbert

Trustee

James owns bespoke tailoring business Dress2Kill and has developed ideas in partnership with House of Fraser including The Great Retail Revival Foundation. James founded Walking With The Wounded Christmas fundraising campaign, Walking Home For Christmas, in 2013. This successful campaign has become one of our biggest annual events and has raised life-changing funds for wounded veterans.

“At the moment more veterans die of suicide than in actual combat and this is preventable. It is also a shocking statistic which needs to change. Walking With The Wounded works tirelessly to support the mental wellbeing and welfare of ex-Forces personnel and I am passionate about helping this great cause.”

Adam Hughes

Trustee

Adam was the Global Head of Transformation that represented over a third of PA Consulting Group and a Board Director at PA Consulting, the innovation and transformation consultancy. He is an experienced international business leader with an exceptional career built over the last 25 years. His significant international experience has been through leading teams focussing on the introduction of transformative technology and managing client relationships in the UK, Europe, the Nordics and MENA.

Susan Walton

Trustee

Susan, (American/British dual national) was a C-Suite senior finance and media executive with over 20 years of experience running the global institutional investment research franchises of top tier investment banks in London, New York and Hong Kong. Susan was educated at Harvard University, London Business School and UCL. Since her career in the City, she focuses on her role as executive director and advisor to promising high-growth, international companies in the media, technology, security and defense sectors; she was founder and executive director of three niche media outlets specializing in geo-political and geo-economic, and geo-financial content; CapX, Reaction and UnHerd.

“I am a board member of Walking With the Wounded because: as a daughter of a veteran, I understand, and I am committed with all of my heart to supporting those who defend our way of life, our values, and our country, with their lives.”

Luke D'Arcy

Trustee

Luke has over 25 years of experience in advertising and marketing. He is UK President of Momentum Worldwide, a leading global experiential agency, and is a Harvard Business School alumni. Luke previously worked at Virgin as Partnership Director of their Formula 1 team.

Damian Beeley

Trustee

Damian is a Partner at Haggie Partners, a leading financial PR and corporate communications consultancy in the City of London. Having begun his career in the City in 1990, he was then a financial journalist in Asia from 1994 to 1998. Since then he has been advising companies and individuals on public relations and media engagement.

“Coming from a military family and having many friends who have served, Walking With The Wounded represents to me the very best opportunity to give something back to the incredible veterans' community. Too often we take their service for granted, and assume that once they leave the forces, their journey is done; WWTW has taught me that is not the case, and those veterans have earned the very best support”.

Dr Alan Finnegan

Trustee

Dr Alan Finnegan PhD RN FRCN FRSA SF FAAN, is Professor of Nursing and Military Mental Health (MMH) and Director of the Westminster Centre for Research in Veterans at the University of Chester. He served in the British Army and reached the rank of Colonel, with his appointments including: the MoD Nurse Consultant in Military Mental Health (MMH) and the MOD Nursing Advisor in MMH. Alan was Senior Military Nurse and Commanding Officer at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine during the peak of the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns. His final appointment was as the first MoD Professor of Nursing. He completed operational tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, Balkans, Northern Ireland and South Africa. Since commencing at the University of Chester in 2016, Alan has been appointed as the principal investigator for over 35 research projects totalling over £8 million.

"I was working at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine in 2010 when the severely injured casualties from Iraq and Afghanistan were being returned for definitive clinical treatment in Birmingham. The same year saw the founding of Walking With The Wounded. The Charity immediately struck a chord with the country, and ever since their charitable endeavours and commitment speaks volumes of a willingness to improve the quality of life for vulnerable veterans. It is an honour to be a member of the Board of Trustees."

Guy Disney

Trustee

Guy served with the Light Dragoons and was wounded in Afghanistan in 2009 after being hit by a rocket propelled grenade, resulting in having his right leg amputated below the knee. Guy was one of the team who skied to the North Pole in 2011, the charity’s first endeavour to show the remarkable determination and courage of our servicemen and women. Thereafter Guy started working for the charity to assist in the operational side of the South Pole Allied Challenge in 2013. Guy carries out consultancy work in central and Southern Africa for conservation NGOs.

He received an MBE in the New Years Honours List 2020 for services to Veteran's Charities.