Meet Our Executive Leadership Team

Richard Lee MBE CStJ QAM FIMC FCPara
Chief Executive Officer

Richard joined St John Ambulance Cymru as Chief Executive Officer at the beginning of May 2024, following a 5-year period as the Chief Operating Officer at St John Ambulance in England. His efforts in this role resulted in him being awarded an MBE for services to healthcare during Covid-19 in the 2021 New Year’s Honours List. He was also awarded the Queens Ambulance Medal for distinguished ambulance service in the 2016 Queen's Birthday honours list.

Originally from South London, but having spent his teenage years in North Wales, he is a Paramedic and also brings with him previous experience as Director of Operations at the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust. He also saw active service in the Royal Air Force during the Gulf War in 1991 and the UN operations in Bosnia in 1993. As well as volunteering for St John Ambulance in England during his time there, he also volunteers for MEDSERVE Wales, a branch of the British Association for Immediate Care (BASICS) charity.

Angela Overment
Director of People, Culture and Experience

Angela joined St John Ambulance Cymru in March 2024. With 20 years of experience in both operational and strategic people roles within the Welsh third sector, Angela brings a wealth of knowledge and a commitment to our mission. 

A Chartered member of the CIPD, Angela’s approach is driven by values. Throughout her career she has been instrumental in building and modernising people practices, ensuring that both organisations and those within them can thrive.

Angela’s contributions have consistently led to positive changes within the organisations she has been part of and have been acknowledged through accreditation with external quality standards and a number of awards from HR networks and the CIPD.

Lewis Bowman
Director of Finance and Resources

Lewis joined St John Ambulance Cymru in July 2024, having previously worked as both a practice accountant and charity finance lead at organisations in the South of England.

An ICAEW chartered accountant with a wealth of practical charity specific finance knowledge and also a holder of the ICAEW’s charity specialist designation the Diploma in Charity Accounting (DChA), Lewis leads on all financial matters.

Having acted as a volunteer treasurer, Lewis also has charity board experience. Lewis has a track record of effective modernisation and process improvement processes. As a result, along with financial input Lewis also leads on the IT and procurement functions.

Jane Van-Tiel OStJ
Chief Commissioner

Jane has been a dedicated volunteer with St John Ambulance Cymru for over 30 years, first joining the organisation as a Cadet. She began her service in Chichester, West Sussex, before moving to Wales 20 years ago and becoming a member of our Pontypridd Division.

Through her involvement with St John, Jane went on to become a registered nurse, where she continues to support residents in care homes. With her extensive experience and commitment to the organisation, Jane took on the role of Chief Commissioner for Wales on the 1st January 2026. She is widely known across the country as a friendly, approachable, and highly organised leader.