DEARDEN_Andrew_CV_2016

CURRICULUM VITAE

OF

ANDREW RICHARD DEARDEN

PERSONAL DETAILS

NAME: ANDREW RICHARD DEARDEN
AGE: 53 YEARS
DATE OF BIRTH: 7th NOVEMBER, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH: MID GLAMORGAN, WALES
ADDRESS: 23 LLWYD COED
PANTMAWR
CARDIFF
CF14 7TT
TELEPHONE: 029 2061 8178 (H)
029 2049 4537 (W)
0750 672 5619 (M)

EMAIL adearden.cardiff@virgin.net

MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED WITH 3 CHILDREN
NATIONALITY: BRITISH/AUSTRALIAN
MDU NO: 639096H
GMC NO: 3357293
REVALIDATION DATE: 2ND
NOVEMBER 2015. (NEXT 2020)

QUALIFICATIONS:

MB Bch WELSH NATIONAL COLLEGE OF MEDICINE JUNE 1988
MRCGP ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS JULY 1993
FRCGP ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS NOV 2006
Main achievements in Role as Treasurer of the British Medical Association / BMA (working, of
course, with the chief officer team and the senior management team)
1. Instigated and completed a senior management review and restructure
2. Am the Chief Officer lead on a BMA Transformation Programme, starting July 2013 and
nearing completion, covering for example
a. Human resources, Legal department and Financial
b. I.T. (including infrastructure, communications, support services etc)
c. Committee support
d. Internal working patterns etc
3. Led a 12-18 month BMA Governance review leading to the establishment of a new Board of
Directors for the BMA group, (supported by >95% of the Annual Representative meeting.)
4. Led on staff pension review across the whole BMA Group, ensuring the long term stability
of the scheme and the Group finances.
5. Initiated a “project” to increasing BMA income from “non-member based subscriptions”
which is now approaching its target of £5 million annually
6. Improved the finances of the BMA from a position of significant annual deficit to one of
annual surplus. While at the same time
a. Being able to freeze member annual subscription rates for the past 3 years
b. Spending more on member services and
c. Increasing the levels of financial support to elected members e.g. honoraria rates
7. Introduced a Group wide electronic expenses system in 2014
8. Am the lead Chief Officer on a major project of BMA member involvement and member
started in 2015, now called “Your voice, Your BMA” due to report to the 2017 Annual
Meeting.

MEMBERSHIP / FELLOWSHIPS
Elected Fellow British Medical Association May 2006.
Elected Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners (FRGP) June 2006
Member of the Institute of Directors November 2011 – 2015
Elected Fellow of Institute of Directors September 2015 –

Current Roles;

1. Elected Treasurer and Chief Officer of the British Medical Association 2011-
2. Observer on Board of the British Medical Journal 2011 –
3. Director on the Board of the BMA 2014-
4. Chairman of the Finance committee
5. Member of the British Medical Associations delegation to the World Medical Association 2014-
6. Member of the World Medical Association’s Council 2015 –
7. Chairman of the WMA Business Development Group 2015 –
8. Chairman of the WMA Person Centred Care working group 2015-