Chief Estates & Facilities Officer appointed

Lisa Hofen has been appointed as the Chief Estates & Facilities Officer of Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) - she will take up her post on 27 October 2025.

Lisa, who lives locally in Oxford, is an experienced Estates & Facilities professional who is currently Director of Infrastructure Delivery at Coventry University. She was previously Director of Estates at the same university.

She also spent 20 years working for the University of Oxford in a variety of senior roles including Head of Strategic Facilities Management.

Simon Crowther, Acting Chief Executive Officer of OUH, says: "Lisa's knowledge and experience will strengthen the Trust Board and provide leadership for our teams working in Estates and Facilities across OUH, including PFI colleagues.

"We look forward to welcoming Lisa when she joins us in October."

Lisa adds: "I am delighted to be joining the team at OUH as Chief Estates & Facilities Officer. My career to date has been in estates and facilities management in the university sector, including a substantial tenure at the University of Oxford and, more recently, at Coventry University.

"I am deeply motivated by the opportunity to make a positive, meaningful difference, and I look forward to collaborating with new colleagues at OUH and supporting the outstanding work happening across the Trust."