DEC appoints Saleh Saeed as new CEO

Governance | Kirsty Weakley | 23 May 2012

The Disasters Emergency Committee has appointed Saleh Saeed as chief executive to take over when current CEO, Brendan Gormley steps down in September.

Saeed was chief executive of Islamic Relief for almost four years, between June 2008 and February 2012. During this time the charity’s income grew by nearly 45 per cent from £48m to £70m.

Since February he has been working as a management consultant. Before joining the international aid sector he managed digital inclusion projects and has worked for Microsoft-backed Black Country Consortium and for Sandwell Council.

Saed said: “I am delighted to have been given this opportunity to lead the DEC. I am especially keen to add to the DEC’s collective strength and public reputation by further developing our digital fundraising and enhancing our approach to accountability.”

Current chief executive Brenan Gormley has led the DEC for 12 years and does not plan to take on another full-time role. He now sits on the Lead Expert Group for the Improving future Disaster Anticipation Project, which is part the Foresight work for the Government Office for Science. He also plans to continue as a trustee at the Noel Buxton Trust and One World Media Trust.

Directory: Disasters Emergency Committee | Islamic Relief Worldwide
Who's Who: Saleh Saeed | Brendan Gormley

Comments

[Cancel] | Reply to:

Name *

Email *

Organisation

Job Title

Comments *

Verification *

* Please read our Community Standards

Close »

Community Standards

The civilsociety.co.uk community and comments board is intended as a platform for informed and civilised debate.

We hope to encourage a broad range of views, however, there are standards that we expect commentators to uphold. We reserve the right to delete or amend any comments that do not adhere to these standards.

We welcome:

Robust but respectful debate
Strongly held opinions
Intelligent relevant discussion
The sharing of relevant experiences
New participants

We will not publish:

Rude, threatening, offensive, obscene or abusive language, or links to such material
Links to commercial organisations or spam postings. The comments board is not an advertising platform
The posting of contact details for yourself or others
Comments intended for malicious purpose or mindless abuse
Comments purporting to be from another person or organisation under false pretences
Gratuitous criticism, commentary or self-promotion
Any material which breaches copyright or privacy laws, or could be considered libellous
The use of the comments board for the pursuit or extension of personal disputes

Be aware:

Views expressed on the comments board are left at users’ discretion and are in no way views held or supported by Civil Society Media
Comments left by others may not be accurate, do not rely on them as fact
You may be misunderstood - sarcasm and humour can easily be taken out of context, try to be clear

Please:

Enjoy the opportunity to express your opinion and respect the right of others to express theirs
Confine your remarks to issues rather than personalities

Together we can keep our community a polite, respectful and intelligent platform for discussion.