A NEW chairman has been appointed at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust. 
Vaughan Thomas will start with immediate effect and hold the position for two years. 
He takes over from Eve Richardson OBE, who announced her intention to stand down to become the chair of the Island’s independent stakeholder reference group earlier this year.
Vaughan has been a frequent visitor to the Island since 1986 and recently bought a home here.
He was previously a partner at PriceWaterhouseCoopers and European chief executive at CB Richard Ellis.
He has been a non-executive director with the Isle of Wight Trust since September 2016.
Vaughan said: “It is a real privilege to serve the Isle of Wight NHS Trust. I look forward to working with board colleagues and trust staff in this new role.
“Together we face an exciting and demanding challenge responding to the Care Quality Commission's inadequate rating which resulted in the trust being placed in special measures. Our aim is to get to a good rating as soon as we can.”