# New Chief Executive at Cats Protection

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/04/02/new-chief-executive-cats-protection/
- Published: 2007-04-02T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Peter Hepburn starts today as the new Chief Executive of Cats Protection, based 
at the charity’s National

Cat Centre in Sussex.
Hepburn has worked in the charity sector for over 22 years
at organisations including Christian Aid, Stonham Housing Association, York St. 
John University and most

recently Victim Support, where he was Deputy Chief Executive.

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He began his career in the private sector, where he become a company director in
an international group of companies operating in the construction industry. Over
the years he has been an active volunteer for a variety of charities, carrying out
roles

ranging from property care and maintenance, door-to-door fundraising

collections to being a Trustee.

Hepburn said that he is keen to build on the links that Cats Protection has with
other animal welfare organisations and wants to ensure the work of the charity is
always of the highest possible standard.

He became a cat owner when he bought his first home and has owned two Cats Protection
cats in the past.

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