Lesley-Anne Alexander

Lesley-Anne Alexander

Lesley-Anne Alexander was appointed chief executive at RNIB in January 2004.

Before joining RNIB she was director of operations for the Peabody Trust and prior to this she held various posts in local government with her final post being director of housing with the London Borough of Enfield.

Alexander has been a board member of the British Judo Association and the Waltham Forest Community Housing Association and is currently chair of both the UK Vision Strategy Group and Acevo (the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations).

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Two tribes - when male panelists meet female campaigners

Men may have ruled the political panel, but women packed the punches from the audience in the Civil Society Question Time debate, says Niki May Young.

NCVO and Cass to host events for women CEOs

Six of the sector’s leading female chief executives have been chosen to take part in a series of events aimed at creating links between talent in the voluntary sector and FTSE company boards.

Lesley-Anne Alexander, chair of Acevo and CEO of RNIB

If women in the voluntary sector are to achieve equality of pay and opportunity, the debate needs to move on from the “old-fashioned bra-burning era” and focus on skills, according to Acevo chair Lesley-Anne Alexander.

Richard Doughty, chair, 20/20 Leadership Commission

An idea from the 20/20 Leadership Commission to appoint an organisation as equalities champion for the sector got short shrift from a panel of women leaders yesterday.

The battle has not been won. Women have been allowed into the game but they are still, very much, playing by men's rules. Just talk to women who have the temerity to take time out from their careers to have children about the effect it has on their pay and career prospects, if you need evidence for that.

» Acevo chair: equality debate 'must move on from bra-burning'

Sir Stephen Bubb and Sir Stuart Etherington

NCVO and Acevo have launched their first-ever joint conference, just weeks after announcing that they are moving in together.

Chief Executives Survey: Going public

More top 100 charity CEOs now come from the public sector than ever before, reports Vibeka Mair.

Rodney Buse will become Guide Dogs' chairman in 2012

Rodney Buse has been announced as the next Guide Dogs chairman, taking up the position next year upon the exit of current chair Tony Aston.

Richard Leaman, chief executive of Guide Dogs' for the Blind

Richard Leaman, chief executive of Guide Dogs for the Blind has hit back at accusations from chief executive of RNIB, Lesley-Anne Alexander that Guide Dogs is “insular” and unwilling to merge due to fears its fundraising will be damaged.

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