# TRAID announces new Chief Executive

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/08/20/traid-announces-new-chief-executive/
- Published: 2003-08-20T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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Recycling charity TRAID (Textile Recycling for Aid and International Development),
known for its fashionable and retro second hand clothing shops, has appointed Maria
Chenoweth as its new Chief Executive.

Maria began her career in the commercial sector in various management roles,

but decided to change her career path to working within the voluntary

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sector. She started as a volunteer for Oxfam, where she worked her way up

to the post of Area Retail Support Manager. For the past three years Maria

has managed TRAID’s retail activities.

TRAID has a host of shops that iam to meet the changing demands of the fashion-conscious
youth market. There are currently around 700 TRAID recycling banks spanning the

South East, the Midlands and the Manchester area.

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