# DEC appoints TV executive as new chair

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/03/23/dec-appoints-tv-executive-new-chair/
- Published: 2011-03-23T19:36:24+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The Disasters Emergency Committee has appointed former ITV executive Clive Jones
CBE to chair its board of trustees, following a competitive public recruitment process.
He replaces former Ogilvy UK Group chairman Mike Walsh, who has chaired the DEC 
board since 2005.**

Mr Jones is also chair of the Runnymede Trust and is a former chair of GMTV. He 
was awarded a CBE in 2007 for services to broadcasting.

Broadcasters are an essential element to the success of DEC appeals. The BBC, ITN,
ITV, Sky and Channel 4 all help to promote the appeal in its early stages.

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The DEC board is made up of the chief executive of its 13 member agencies plus six
independent members.

Mr Jones said: “I am joining the DEC following the extraordinary success of its 
two most recent appeals for Haiti and Pakistan. I want to ensure that DEC continues
to fundraise very effectively by building our presence online as well as strengthening
our ties with traditional media”.

www.dec.org.uk

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