Our weekly summary of the latest movers in the charity sector.
Chief executive
SOS Children’s Villages UK has announced the appointment of Alison Wallace as its new chief executive.
Wallace joins the UK arm of the international children’s charity with over 15 years’ experience working in the charity sector. She was previously chief executive of ShelterBox and the European Council on Foreign Relations.
She also previously worked in senior roles at Amnesty International, Friends of the Earth and the British Refugee Council.
Andrea West has been appointed chief executive of The Dystonia Society, replacing Guy Parckar who lead the organisation for the last two years.
West joins the organisation from the Batten Disease Family Association, where she was chief executive for the last seven years.
Prior to that she was director of service delivery at The Brigitte Trust and also worked for Dorset County Council.
Wooden Spoon, the children’s charity of rugby, has announced the appointment of Sarah Webb as its new chief executive.
Webb, who joined the charity in 2015, has been promoted to the role from director of fundraising and marketing. She is the first female chief executive of the charity in its 35-year history.
Prior to working at Wooden Spoon, Webb spent three years as the head of fundraising at the Jubliee Sailing Trust and also worked as a fundraiser for Victim Support for five years.
Wooden Spoon have also appointed a new chair of its trustee board.
Fundraising and communications
Mark Williams has been appointed head of communications and fundraising at Wimbledon Guild. The organisation is a local social welfare charity supporting people in the London Borough of Merton.
Williams joins the Guild from the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund, where he was formerly the head of fundraising and communications.
He has also worked at Save the Children and at Lloyds Banking Group.
Non executive
Girlguiding has announced the appointment of Amanda Medler as its new chief guide. Melder joined the organisation as a volunteer at the age of seven and has led groups of Guides for over thirty years.
Medler’s term as chief guide is set for five years, and she will help with the organisation’s overhaul “of all the badges and activities available to girls”.
Outside of her work with Girlguiding, Medler worked in the IT sector for over 20 years before moving into the voluntary sector. She previously worked for Citizens Advice and is currently a senior consultant at Adapta Consulting.
Michael Boardman has been appointed chair of the Amar International Charitable Foundation’s financial committee.
Boardman replaces current chair Chris Frost, who is stepping down from the role. He has been group chief financial officer of renewable energy developer Sindicatum Sustainable Resources for the last seven year. Prior to that he was managing director for emerging markets for Nomura Securities.
Boardman will be joined on the new look financial committee by Hadi Damijri, Gavin Wishart and Siddik Bakir.
Wooden Spoon has also announced the appointment of a new chair of its trustee board. Quentin Smith has been appointed, replacing John Gibson who has held the position since March 2013.
Smith, a mediator and qualified solicitor, was chair of Premiership Rugby between 2010 and 2016 and director of England Rugby 2015 Limited, the company which helped to deliver the 2015 World Cup.
Mercy Ships has appointed Peter Ewins as its new treasurer. He has sat on the Mercy Ships UK trustee board since December 2017 and replaced outgoing treasurer, Alan Edwards, at the charity’s AGM on 14 March.
Ewins has spent more than 15 years working in the voluntary sector, with organisations such as Tearfund, the Church Urband Fund and PlanLab.
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