Ocean Numan
Ocean (Paul) Numan, our Honorary President, founded The CGD Research Trust, a UK registered charity for families affected by CGD back in 1991.
We are now today known as The CGD Society.
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Geoff Creamer
Geoff Creamer is our current Chair of Trustees. Geoff's two sons were born with X-linked CGD and one has had a successful bone marrow transplant. Geoff became a Trustee in 1992 and since that time has seen the charity change from a small parent group to being a leading source of information for those affected by CGD.
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Andrew Orchard
Andrew Orchard founded the first patient support group for CGD in 1998. Andrew’s family is affected by CGD and he is still a member of the trustee board.
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Rosemarie Rymer
Rosemarie Rymer played a vital role in raising the profile of the CGD Research Trust and provided valuable support & advice to the CGD community over many years.
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Susan Walsh
Susan joined CGD Society back in 2002 and has been a constant, consistent stream of expert knowledge and drive behind medical research.
Susan is now CEO of Immunodeficiency UK - a leading source of support for individuals and families affected by immune deficiencies.
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