# Fundraiser becomes Chief Executive at JDRF

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/09/15/fundraiser-becomes-chief-executive-jdrf/
- Published: 2005-09-15T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Karen Addington, former Head of Corporate and Community Fundraising at Diabetes 
UK, has been appointed Chief Executive of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation 
UK (JDRF).
Karen has 15 years of experience in both the voluntary and commercial
sectors and a track record in business development.

Before joining Diabetes UK she held roles at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and NCH.

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