Giles Wilmore is CEO of Music in Mind Remote Ltd, established as a joint venture by the award-winning orchestral charity Manchester Camerata and the University of Manchester, to bring the benefits of music-based therapy to as many people living with dementia as possible and to undertake further analysis and evaluation of the positive impact this approach delivers.

Giles has a background in the healthcare system, holding senior roles at national, regional and local level.  Prior to taking up his role with Music in Mind, Giles spent several years as an NHS Director of Strategy in Greater Manchester, and was Associate Lead for People and Communities at the Greater Manchester Health and Care Partnership, leading the roll-out of social prescribing across the city region. Giles had also been Director of Strategy at the Samaritans; Director of Patient and Public Involvement at NHS England and a senior civil servant at the Department of Health and Social Care.