Muslim Aid hires chief executive
Muslim Aid has appointed Razib Hassan as its new chief executive, effective 21 December.
Hassan, who will succeed interim chief executive Tim Holmes, has held senior roles in the UK government’s international development functions and the United Nations.
He joined Muslim Aid in February 2024 and has led finance and procurement, served as acting chief executive and, most recently, been chief operating officer.
Hassan said: “As humanitarian needs grow and funding comes under pressure, my focus will be on deepening our impact alongside local partners and communities.”
Age International confirms chief executive
Age International has confirmed Tim Holmes as its new chief executive, who joins from Muslim Aid.
Holmes succeeds Alison Marshall and starts on 1 February next year: he will also join the board of the Disasters Emergency Committee.
Before joining Muslim Aid, Holmes worked for 15 years in senior roles at Oxfam GB.
Marshall, who has led Age International for more than four years, leaves later this month to become chief executive of Mothers’ Union.
London Historic Buildings Trust picks CEO
The London Historic Buildings Trust (LHBT) has picked Guy Foreman as its new chief executive.
This comes after the departure of Mark Hosea to become capital project director at Shakespeare’s Globe.
Foreman joins from the Heritage Alliance, where he supported its development and membership strategy. Before that he spent six years as head of enterprise and commercial at the Churches Conservation Trust.
Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action names CEO
Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action (OCVA) has named Anna Thorne as its chief executive.
Thorne has worked with community-led projects in Oxfordshire for more than 25 years, including at CAG Oxfordshire, Oxford Hub, OXPIP, Flo’s the Place in the Park and Donnington Doorstep Family Centre.
Her experience spans governance, strategic development and organisational sustainability, as well as chairing trustee boards and sitting on advisory groups and grant-making panels.
Thorne said: “Taking on the leadership of OCVA is a great privilege. I am delighted to be working with the OCVA team.”
CEO change at the Cellar Trust announced
The Cellar Trust has announced that chief executive Kim Shutler will leave the charity at Christmas.
Shutler, who has led the charity for 12 years, will depart to become director of integration for Bradford with West Yorkshire ICB.
Heather Tattersall, deputy chief executive with the Cellar Trust for 17 years, will step into the role of interim chief executive for 12 months.
Shutler said: “After 12 years, leaving is an incredibly difficult decision, but I do so knowing the organisation is in the best shape it has ever been.”
YHA unveils chair
Youth hostelling charity YHA has chosen Graham Turnock as its next chair.
Turnock will succeed Margaret Hart when her term ends on 14 November. He has been a longstanding YHA member, trustee and volunteer who joined the board in 2015 and became treasurer at the end of 2019.
He is the former chief executive of UK Space Agency and later worked for the European Space Agency, after a career of more than 30 years in public service that began at HM Treasury.
Turnock said: “I’m honoured to take on the role of chair of YHA.”
Hart added: “It has been a privilege to help guide YHA through a period of such significant change and renewed purpose.”
Simon Community NI appoints chair
Simon Community Northern Ireland has announced that the country’s former infrastructure minister Nichola Mallon has been appointed as its chair.
Mallon succeeds Joe O’Neill as he ends his term leading the charity’s board.
Chief executive Jim Dennison said Mallon brings leadership experience, strategic insight and a commitment to social justice, and paid tribute to O’Neill’s tenure.
Mallon said: “I am honoured to become chair of Simon Community. I look forward to working with the Board and leadership team to support the organisation’s mission.”
Manchester Camerata welcomes six trustees
Manchester Camerata has added six trustees following an “extensive” recruitment process.
They are Susan Acland-Hood, permanent secretary at the Department for Education; Rudy Capildeo, partner at Wedlake Bell and David Cutler, director of the Baring Foundation.
Stuart Galbraith, group chief executive of KMJ Entertainment; Jaweeda Idoo, a GP and clinical champion for Live Well in Greater Manchester; and Amy Shackleton, chief executive of the Utley Foundation are the other hires.
The trustees were chosen after a review of the orchestra’s strategic plan and join a board chaired by Nic Hailey.
