New CEO for Amnesty International UK
Amnesty International UK has announced the appointment of its new chief executive, Kerry Moscogiuri.
Moscogiuri has served as a member of senior management at the charity for 25 years, first as director of marketing and then as director of campaigns and communications.
Since November 2025, Moscogiuri has been the interim chief executive for the organisation.
Moscogiuri said: “I am humbled and honoured to take on this enormously important role for an organisation to which I have dedicated so much of my life, and which has such a crucial role to play in championing human rights at a moment of profound urgency.”
Freedom from Torture CEO changes jobs
Freedom from Torture has announced that Sonya Sceats will be stepping down as chief executive on 31 March.
Sceats has served as the charity’s CEO for the last eight years. She will take up a new role as a director for the British Institute of International Comparative Law (BIICL).
Freedom from Torture will be appointing an interim CEO to lead the organisation for the next nine to 12 months while a permanent CEO is recruited.
Sceats, who spent 16 years as an associate fellow in international law at Chatham House, will take over at BIICL in April.
Eve Salomon, chair of BIICL, said: “I am delighted that Sonya will be joining us as our new director and chief executive.
“With her experience of successful leadership of a charity with international reach and her knowledge and experience in international law, she will bring strategic vision as well as effective delivery to the Institute as we find a stronger, impactful voice in support of international cooperation and the rule of law.”
Oversight Trust announces CEO
The Oversight Trust, the independent body that oversees the four companies that have received money under the dormant asset scheme in England, has appointed Mike Barber as its new chief executive, effective from 2 March.
Barber will take over from outgoing CEO Alastair Ballantyne, who is retiring.
Barber was previously a senior partner at Deloitte, where he led the formation and growth of their sustainability advisory practice.
He also served for nine years on the audit and risk committee of RNIB, the latter half as chair.
Nordoff and Robbins appoints CEO
Nordoff and Robins has announced the appointment of Maria Neophytou as its new chief executive.
Neophytou will join the music therapy charity in March 2026, taking over the reins from outgoing CEO Sandra Schembri.
Neophytou joins Nordoff and Robbins from NSPCC, where she has been executive director of strategy and knowledge since 2020.
She is also a trustee of Dartington Service Design Lab and the Frontier Learning Trust, and an adviser to the New Britain Project.
War on Want appoints executive director
War on Want has appointed feminist social justice campaigner Liz McKean to the role of executive director, with immediate effect.
McKean previously held the role of War on Want’s director of campaigns, policy and international programmes for the past eight years.
Prior to War on Want, McKean worked at Amnesty International UK as programme director, leading on gender and women’s rights policy, including the organisation’s flagship campaign to tackle violence against women and girls.
McKean said: “I am honoured to be trusted with this important role leading War on Want, an organisation close to my heart.”
New regulator appointed for CICs
Andy King has been appointed regulator of community interested companies (CIC), the government has announced.
King is currently the chief executive of Companies House and registrar of companies for England and Wales.
He will take on the position of CIC regulator alongside these roles, replacing Louise Smyth, who has retired.
English Heritage appoints chair
Tony Hale has been appointed the new chair of English Heritage.
Hale is currently chair of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music and he has previously served as a non-executive director of Welsh National Opera, HSBC Bank and Aston Villa.
“English Heritage is one of this country’s great national institutions, one that looks after and shares with us all a remarkable collection of historic sites,” he said.
“I grew up visiting the castles, abbeys, and houses in its care and I am both honoured and excited to be its chair.”
New chair for Workplace Development Trust
Natalie Campbell, current co-chief executive of the social enterprise Belu Water, has been announced as the incoming chair of national skills charity, the Workforce Development Trust.
Campbell, who has held board-level roles at the National Lottery Community Fund, Civil Service Commission, and Trussell, amongst others, will join the charity on 1 April 2026, replacing outgoing CEO Jeremy Newman, who served in the role for nine years.
Campbell said: “With a strong charitable mission at its core, the Workforce Development Trust plays a significant role in driving skills development, social mobility and supporting public services, and I look forward to working with the board of trustees, chief executive John Rogers and his team on an exciting new chapter of growth for the organisation.”
Three new trustees for the Circle NGO
Global feminist organisation the Circle has appointed three new trustees, Anne Aslett, Agustina Oliveri and Tricia Young, to its board.
Aslett is the global CEO of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, where she has served for over two decades.
Oliveri is a communications and campaigns professional working across human rights, digital activism and global justice.
Young is former founding Trustee of Global Fund for Women UK. She recently joined BBC Children in Need as interim director of influence and impact.
New trustees join Movember Europe Board
Men’s mental health charity, Movember Europe, has announced the appointment of Andrew Evans and Lorraine Higgins to its board of trustees.
Evans is the co-founder and Group CEO of Smart, a global fintech business transforming pensions, savings and financial wellbeing for millions of people worldwide.
Lorraine Higgins is a barrister with experience across public policy, government affairs, and law. In 2011, she was appointed to the Irish Senate by the prime minister of Ireland.
Cure Parkinson’s expands research committee
Parkinson’s research charity, Cure Parkinson’s, has announced that it has expanded its research committee – which carries out research into the disease – with eight new members.
The new members come from a variety of backgrounds across Parkinson’s research.
They are: Margherita Fabbri, Claire Lehman, Tom Payne, Brent Ryan, Anne-Sophie Rolland, James Robinson, Rimona Weil and Patrick Lewis.
