RDN Executive Director appointment
Date: 17 March 2026
The NIHR have announced that Sarah Fallon and Ann Wieland will become the new joint Executive Directors Executive Directors of the NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) on April 1 2026.
Ann and Sarah have led the RDN together over the past 10 months, guiding the RDN through a period of change and transformation in an interim capacity. As they now step fully into the role of Executive Director, the NIHR are looking forward to seeing the RDN go from strength to strength under their leadership partnership.
The R&D Forum is looking forward to working as a system partner with NIHR RDN with Ann and Sarah through our well established board of Trustees and Working Group chairs and wider community.