Our weekly round-up of all the latest movers in the charity sector.
Chief executive
The children’s charity Variety has appointed Sarah Nancollas as its chief executive. Variety provides practical and tangible help for families across the UK with disabled or disadvantaged children.
Nancollas was formerly chief executive of Lepra, and will be responsible for implementing the charity’s strategic plans and management of the charity’s 44 staff members who work at London HQ and regional offices across the country.
John Lyon’s Charity has appointed Dr Lynne Guyton as the charity’s new chief executive. Guyton will start at the grantmaking charity in April. It was founded in 1572 by the Royal Charter that established Harrow School.
Lynne, who holds a Doctorate in Economics from Cambridge University, had a career in banking until 2012, including senior positions in RBS Investment Bank, Barclays Capital and Accenture. For the last four years Lynne has been with the Kew Foundation, latterly as the co-chief executive.
Fundraising and communications
Sailors’ Society has appointed Kate Sandys as its head of fundraising as part of a new approach to growing the charity’s resources.
Sandys joins the charity from Unicef UK. Her appointment comes as part of Sailors’ Society’s plan to build on its foundation of support from the maritime industry by diversifying its funding streams, which will enable it to further develop its work supporting seafarers and their families around the world.
Non-executive
Lord Adebowale, chief executive of Turning Point, has become chair of Social Enterprise UK, the umbrella body for social enterprises.
He has been appointed for a three-year period and succeeds Claire Dove, who had served two terms.
Adebowale has been chief executive of Turning Point since 2001. Before that he was chief executive of homelessness charity Centrepoint. He was awarded a CBE in 2000 for services to the New Deal, the unemployed, and homeless young people. In 2001, he was appointed a cross bench member of the House of Lords. More information can be found here.
Dr Julie Harrison has been appointed as the new chair of the Big Lottery Fund’s Northern Ireland Committee for a four-year term.
In a variety of policy, grant-making and advisory roles, she has worked with local and central government, independent funders and voluntary and community organisations to support social change.
Her grantmaking experience includes the provision of funding and advice to VCSE led projects with the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland, the Special EU Programmes Body and the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust.
The charity for the live performance space The Roundhouse has appointed Simon Turner as its new chair. He co-founded Inflexion, a mid-market private equity firm, and is joint-chair of the Investment Committee.
He is a long standing supporter of The Prince’s Trust and he’s also a trustee of Impetus - The Private Equity Foundation. Simon replaces Chris Satterthwaite following the end of his 6 year term as Roundhouse chair.
The Money Advice Trust has appointed Adrian Keasey and Anna Bennett to its board of trustees as of January 2017.
With over 25 years of experience in ICT, Keasey also serves as a member of the charity’s grants committee. He currently focusing on the transformation of global business models at Fujitsu.
Anna Bennett also joins the trust’s board and its audit and risk committee. She is a charity specialist and audit partner at Chartered Accountancy firm haysmacintyre.
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