Roundhouse appoints BBC’s Lorna Clarke as new trustee
Camden-based creative charity Roundhouse has announced Lorna Clarke will become a trustee.
Clarke is the controller of pop music at BBC and is responsible for the portfolio of five music networks – Radio 1 and 2, 6 Music, Radio 1Xtra and Asian Network. She brings over 30 years of broadcasting experience to the role.
New CEO for The Urology Foundation
Rebecca Porta has been appointed as the medical charity’s new chief executive. She follows in the footsteps of Louise de Winter, who decided to step down for a part-time role at the charity as director of research and operations.
Porta joins from Bowel Research UK, where she was chief executive for almost two years. She was CEO for Orchid Cancer Appeal for 11 years and started her career in the sector as a fundraising manager at the MS Society.
New directors for Save the Children International
Save the Children International has expanded its global board by appointing four new directors. The news comes as the charity announced its new three-year strategy.
The new trustees are:
- Teresa Mbagaya - is a Kenyan principal of global impact investment firm Imaginable Futures. She is also a fellow at the Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellowship.
- Rolake Akinkugbe-Filani - is a Nigerian chief commercial officer at Mixta Africa, an infrastructure developer.
- Deepak Kapoor - an India-based executive who was recently chairman and CEO of PwC India and founder of the PwC Foundation in India. He is a registered accountant and chair of Save the Children India.
- Larry Kamener - is a Melbourne-based senior adviser of the Boston Consulting Group. He is a founding board member of Teach for Australia and chair of Save the Children Australia.
Angela Ahrendts, chair of Save the Children International, said: “The new directors will further enrich our board’s ability to rapidly evolve and leverage our scale to triple our impact for children.”
Mercy Ships announces new chair
Michael Spence has been appointed the chair of Mercy Ships, a Christian charity that deploys hospital ships to help people suffering from disability, disfigurement and illness abroad. He succeeds Henry Clarke, who was a founding trustee of the charity and has served it for almost 40 years.
Spence is president and provost at University College London, and an ordained Anglican priest. Originally from Australia, Spence raised over $1bn for the University of Sydney when he worked there as vice-chancellor and principal.
Paul Ramsbottom, trustee and chair of the recruitment committee for Mercy Ships, said: “Michael brings to Mercy Ships a tremendous heart for the work as well as his significant experience as a greatly respected global leader in higher education. His appointment comes after a careful and thorough search process. We look forward to working together at this most exciting of moments for the Mercy Ships family - to the benefit of those in need of hope and healing."
New chair and trustees for The Hampstead Wells and Campden Trust
The Hampstead Wells and Campden Trust has appointed a new chair and three new trustees. The charity is dedicated to alleviating poverty and advancement of health.
Peter Kellner becomes the chair of the trust in April. He is a journalist and former BBC Newsnight presenter, and former president of polling organisation YouGov. He succeeds Geoff Berridge.
Three new trustees are joining the charity:
- Jeremy Wells is an investment specialist.
- Fiona Dunsire is a business leader.
- Lucy Dennett is a senior manager and consultant for both commercial and not-for-profit organisations.
Geoff Berridge said “this marks a new stage in the trust’s continuing development as an effective and respected grant-making body”.
Arts 4 Dementia appoints new chief executive
Penny Fosten has been appointed Arts 4 Dementia’s chief executive. She takes over from Nigel Franklin, who has been in the role for seven years. Franklin will remain working with the charity but on a more part-time basis.
Fosten joins from National Suicide Prevention Alliance, where she worked as an executive lead. She has experience over 15 years’ experience in the sector and previously worked in a senior role at the charity The Reader UK.
Samaritans Scotland appoints new chair
Samaritans Scotland has announced Amanda Millar as its new committee chair. She is also being appointed the Scotland trustee for Samaritans UK and Ireland more widely when she joins at the end of this month. Millar replaces Natalie Stevenson, who has been Scotland trustee and committee chair for three years.
She was a trustee of the charity Mindspace for 11 years and chair of diversity and inclusion group at Institute of Directors Scotland. She is the first solicitor in Scotland accredited by the Law Society in both mental health law and incapacity and mental disability law.
NatCen welcomes new lead for Centre for Health Research
The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has appointed Dr Laura Johnson to lead its new Centre for Health Research.
Johnson joins NatCen from the University of Bristol where she was an associate professor in public health nutrition.
New president for Humanists UK
Humanists UK has announced Adam Rutherford as its new president. He will take up the role in June 2022, and will replace current president Alice Roberts who will become vice president.
Rutherford is a geneticist, science writer, broadcaster and humanist. He regularly contributes to The Guardian and edited the journal Nature for a decade. He has been a patron of Humanists UK for many years.
