Our Trustees

Meet the Trustees of Wiltshire Sight

Carl Hall (Chair)

Carl brings over 30 years of experience in operational management, with a strong track record of growing and leading healthcare businesses. In the past 15 years, he has helped scale several acute healthcare companies, combining strategic thinking with a commitment to quality and safety in regulated environments. Carl’s passion for collaboration and community also extends to his voluntary work. He serves on the advisory committee of the Bath, NE Somerset and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board, and is a trustee for both Wiltshire Sight and Insight Gloucestershire.

Gill Stephens

Gill joined the Wiltshire Sight Board of Trustees in 2024, having lived experience of sight loss. Diagnosed with High Myopia Macular Degeneration in her twenties, her vision has gradually deteriorated, particularly in recent years. Based in Chippenham, Gill has volunteered with Wiltshire Sight for the past year, supporting our local group hubs — a role she continues alongside her trusteeship. She’s passionate about helping others come to terms with sight loss and sharing what has helped her on her journey. Before retiring in 2010, Gill worked for 22 years at the EPSRC, a UK Research Council, and was awarded an MBE in 2005 for Services to the Administration of Science. She enjoys music, audiobooks, and crocheting toy animals to help raise funds for the charity. Gill hopes to bring her lived experience to the Board, offering insight from the perspective of a visually impaired person.

Robin Stephens

Robin is a retired oceanographer, who has lived in Wiltshire for most of his working life. He has worked worldwide, predominantly in the oil and gas, and, latterly, offshore marine renewables industries, and has held senior technical and leadership positions. Robin’s late father had been severely visually impaired since being injured in an air raid at the age of nine in 1941. Thus, Robin has a deep personal awareness of the challenges of visual impairment, and a passion to use this to help others. Robin’s interests include sailing, sea kayaking, cycling, walking, playing music, painting, reading and travelling. He is married with two adult daughters.

Luke Hill

Luke is an IT Consultant, specialising in Infrastructure and Operational IT. Having been recruited following work experience at the NHS, he climbed the career ladder ending his time as Head of Infrastructure and Security. Moving into the private sector and today runs his own company, holding contracts with a large organisation as well as some small and medium businesses. For 20+ years Luke held various voluntary positions with the British Red Cross in the Ambulance Operations and Training divisions. Following a change of direction with the Red Cross, Luke then took up the role as a Technical Support Volunteer for Sight Support West of England. Outside of work and volunteering, Luke lives in Wiltshire and enjoys spending time with his wife and 2 children often found frequenting a local gym or coffee shop!

Nick Grinham

Nick is a retired business leader who has lived in North Wiltshire for most of his life. He has extensive experience in leading large and diverse teams across the world. He has worked in the retail, publishing and oil and gas sectors, holding senior leadership positions in Human Resources, business strategy and transformation and Information Technology. Throughout his career Nick has promoted and passionately advocated for inclusion in all forms in the workplace. Nick’s hobbies include travel, walking and sports (especially football and cricket). He is married with two adult daughters.

Our teams

Meet the Trustees of Wiltshire Sight