Chair & Trustees
Russ Harrison - Chair
A lifelong motorcyclist Russ Harrison first joined a local Blood Bike group in October 2015 as a volunteer rider. He quickly became a central member of the team and went on to become one of the founders of Greater Manchester Blood Bikes at the start of 2023.
Having worked for packaging Multi-National Smurfit Kappa for almost 40 years, Russ has been General Manager of the Leeds site for 19 years. He is also a Primary School Governor and Chair of GMBB.
Russ has been married to Tracy since 1990, has 3 children and incredibly still finds time to attend events for the charity and actively fundraise as well as being often on-call as a rider or driver to transport blood and breast milk between GMBB’s many sites across Greater Manchester.
Ian O'Neill - Treasurer
Ian O’Neill is Greater Manchester Blood Bikes Treasurer and has been actively involved in the running blood bike charities for many years. A successful entrepreneur and owner of an electronic security company, Ian was born and bred in Oldham and has always been committed to supporting his local community.
Ian’s extensive network and commercial mind is part of the key to the charity’s rapid growth and when Ian is not helping to run GMBB he can be found working, socialising, sailing or watching his beloved Manchester City. Ian is married to Gwyneth and has 3 grown up children.
Dave Parsons - Trustee
Dave joined Greater Manchester Blood Bikes as a Trustee in November 2023 and works closely with Russ and Ian, advising on corporate fundraising, marketing strategy and the wider commercial and legal matters faced by the charity.
Having spent many years working as part of the GB Cycling Team as Senior Commercial Manager, before taking a role as Commercial Director for Verve Cycling, Dave has a very strong commercial background and also has several years’ experience as a Trustee for another national charity.
A Philosophy Graduate, Law Postgraduate and fan of 2 wheels Dave is married to Rhian, has 2 young children and is passionate about the charity, the cause and ensuring the invaluable service provided by Greater Manchester Blood Bikes is secured for the long term.
Ged Goodier - Trustee
Ged works as a robot installation engineer, which takes him travelling around Europe with work. He’s also a member of the Mancunian Harley Owners Group (HOG) Chapter and a Masonic Widows’ Son.
His involvement in blood bike volunteering began in 2018 with the original charity, and has continued that commitment with Greater Manchester Blood Bikes. He’s passionate about supporting the charity’s work and helping it grow and develop.
As a trustee, he’s proud to support our dedicated volunteers who give their time to transport essential medical supplies to NHS hospitals and healthcare facilities across Greater Manchester, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
He’s a strongly believer in community spirit, teamwork and helping others, and proud to be part of an organisation that makes a real difference to people’s lives
Andy Wootton - Trustee
Andy has spent over 25 years in the corporate world, working in FTSE 100 companies across Digital, Tech and Innovation. He now consults to clients and is the co-founder of a few startups.
Married to Jen and having three wonderful children plus a dog also keeps him nice and busy. He’s been riding for nine years, arriving late to the motorcycle scene but has always been interested in anything with a motor.
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His interest in Greater Manchester Blood Bikes was sparked after having premature twins. It made him aware of the importance of donor milk and the critical role the Blood Bikes have in its safe transportation. Jen spent time donating breast milk to help families in a similar situation and he wanted to offer his support too.
Mike McGhee - Trustee
Mike spent his working life in public service. He began in the NHS, at The Christie, then turned to secondary education. He taught Physics and Science before progressing to senior leadership, spending the last 11 years as Headteacher in Oldham. He then spent 5 years as a school improvement consultant, before retiring in 2023.
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Happily married to Pam, he’s enjoyed all that retirement has to offer (primarily grandchildren, holidays and golf), but missed having something more meaningful and purposeful to do, previously fulfilled by his work in public service.
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He began volunteering for GMBB as a driver in 2025. Since joining, he’s been impressed by the mission, the volunteer community and the organisation, and became very invested.
He’s delighted to return to serving the NHS in this volunteer capacity and proud and honoured to support this wonderful charity as a Trustee.
Tim Lewis - Trustee
Tim Lewis joined GMBB in 2024, post retirement, as a rider and has now completed hundreds of deliveries for the NHS. Subsequently he was asked to be a shadow rider and more recently became a rider trainer. Consequently he can be the first physical point of contact for new riders. He is also a part of the Corporate Sponsorship Team, seeking new business partners for GMBB.
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Tim is also a Trustee and Vice Chair for another charity in Manchester. He was involved in the change to add operational sub committees working alongside the Trustee Team. This organisation encourages and supports walkers rights of access to the countryside, so you will find Tim up to his knees in mud, chasing his dog, when not riding round the M60 for GMBB.
Tim has ridden motorbikes since the age of 16, both on and off road, and can often be found touring in Europe and beyond. He has been interested in cars and bikes since studying Mechanical Engineering at Portsmouth, quite a long time ago.
His interest in GMBB started once retirement was looming. He hoped to keep busy whilst contributing to society and assisting the NHS.
The health service having been tremendously supportive through both of his parents' illness with dementia
Richard Cripps - Trustee
Richard spent most of his professional career in the IT sector, starting out as a technical and management consultant before moving into various senior leadership roles, including Operations Director and Director of Programmes and Projects for a large global IT organisation.
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In 2015, Richard moved into the aviation sector, where he held a number of senior leadership positions. His work focused on improving operational efficiency and, latterly, supporting a major transformation programme.
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After taking early retirement, Richard volunteered in both the health and education sectors. However, he wanted to find a charity where he could make a real difference, and he joined Greater Manchester Blood Bikes in March 2026.
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He was immediately struck by the vital work the charity does and by the dedication, professionalism and enthusiasm of its volunteers. He is proud to be part of the team and to play his part in supporting the Greater Manchester community by helping to deliver an essential service to those who need it.
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Richard is happily married to Jo and has three children and two stepchildren. He is also a proud grandad to three grandchildren, who bring him great pleasure. He enjoys spending time with the family dog, Ollie, has a keen interest in gadgets and the latest technology, and enjoys fly fishing whenever the British weather is kind!
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