Oxfam has appointed Caroline Thomson as its next chair to take over from Karen Brown, whose term of office comes to an end next year.
Thomson will become a trustee in March 2017 and take up the chair role in October, once Brown’s stint comes to an end.
She was the chief executive of the English National Ballet between 2013 and 2016.
Before that she had a long career at the BBC she was head of the BBC World Service and later the corporation’s director of policy and strategy. When she left the BBC she was its chief operating officer.
She holds a number of non-executive roles including being the chair of Digital UK, the body which is responsible for digital terrestrial television, and is deputy chair of the National Gallery and a trustee of Tullie House Gallery in Cumbria.
Thomson said: “As a lifelong Oxfam supporter, I am delighted and honoured to have been appointed its Chair. I am passionate about ending poverty and excited about making a contribution to Oxfam’s work"
"From Syria to South Sudan, it is clear that Oxfam’s work helping people to escape poverty and survive humanitarian emergencies and its campaigns to tackle the root cause that keep people poor are needed as much as ever.”
Mark Goldring, chief executive of Oxfam, said: “Caroline brings a wealth of skills and experience that will be of great value to Oxfam and the strategic leadership of the organisation. We’re very pleased to have her on board."
“I’d like to thank Karen for her significant contribution to Oxfam, which I am sure she’ll add to further during the coming year.”
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