Andrew McDonald, chair of Scope, has resigned today due to ill health.
McDonald has been chair for five years. Prior to this, he was a civil servant until he retired in 2014. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2007 and prostate cancer in 2010.
Claire Flint and Andrew Hooke, two current trustees, become co-chairs until the charity is able to complete a recruitment process to find a replacement. Hooke is honorary treasurer and chair of the finance committee, and Flint is vice chair (internal) and chair of the people committee.
“With a very heavy heart I have resigned as chair and trustee of Scope,” McDonald said. “I always said that if my health were to deteriorate such that I would be unable to do the job, I would stand down. Sadly, I think that stage has now been reached.
“I have had increasing problems with prostate cancer, and I am no longer able to chair Scope with the energy it deserves.”
Mark Hodgkinson, chief executive, told Civil Society News that McDonald had been an “extremely passionate” chair and a “driving force” behind Everyday Equality, the charity’s five year strategy for 2017 to 2022.
He said McDonald’s “influence will continue to shape our future”, and that he “will miss his first-rate guidance, leadership and acumen.”
“Our primary concern at the moment is for Andrew’s wellbeing,” he added.
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