# Who’s moving? Fundraising recruitment round-up

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/08/30/whos-moving-fundraising-recruitment-round/
- Published: 2018-08-30T13:14:29+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Here is some of the most recent mover news from the sector, including the retirement
announcement of RNLI’s Chief Executive, and a new Director of Fundraising for Teenage
Cancer Trust.**

 

 

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#### 󠀁[⌊Paul Boissier RNLI⌉⌊Paul Boissier RNLI⌉󠀁[RNLI Chief Executive announces retirement

 

[RNLI](https://rnli.org/)’s Chief Executive Paul Boissier, has confirmed his plans
to retire in 2019 after 10 years at its helm. Boissier plans to leave next summer
with the [post now advertised](https://jobs.rnli.org/vacancy/chief-executive-364357.html)
on its website. Boissier joined the RNLI following a career in the Royal Navy, which
included two submarine commands before moving into the surface fleet as the Captain
of HMS Chatham. He later became Commander of Portsmouth naval base before moving
to Bristol as Chief of Fleet Support.  His naval career ended with two years as 
its Chief Operating Officer, based in Portsmouth.

 

Image credit: RNLI / David Devins

 

 

 

#### 󠀁[⌊Matthew Gorman⌉⌊Matthew Gorman⌉󠀁[King’s College London & King’s Health Partners appoint Director of Development

 

[King’s College London](https://www.kcl.ac.uk/) and [King’s Health Partners](https://www.kingshealthpartners.org/)
have appointed Matthew Gorman as its new Director of Development. Gorman’s previous
positions include working at Cancer Research UK and former Director of Development,
Alumni and External Engagement at SOAS University of London. He will lead the Development
department at King’s, responsible for fundraising for three partners: King’s College
London, King’s Health Partners and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust Charity.

 

 

 

> We're thrilled to announce that we have appointed Liz Tait as our new Director
> of Fundraising!
> More: [https://t.co/u7eEniAvI4](https://t.co/u7eEniAvI4) [pic.twitter.com/zwuY0pAabW](https://t.co/zwuY0pAabW)
> — Teenage Cancer Trust (@TeenageCancer) [August 21, 2018](https://twitter.com/TeenageCancer/status/1031865904383045632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

#### New Director of Fundraising for Teenage Cancer Trust

 

Liz Tait is joining [Teenage Cancer Trust](https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/) 
as its new Director of Fundraising, from Battersea, where she held the same position
for eight years. Tait’s previous positions include Head of Direct Marketing at the
British Red Cross, as well as roles at Sense and Plan UK. Until recently, she was
also a long-serving Trustee at Action on Hearing Loss, having served two terms where
she supported the development of their fundraising strategy. She is also a trustee
of the Institute of Fundraising and currently chairs their Standards Advisory Board.
She also chaired the IOF’s Fundraising Convention Board and previously sat on their
Learning and Development Committee. Tait Liz up the role from Kate Collins, who 
moved from Director of Fundraising and Marketing at Teenage Cancer Trust to the 
position of Chief Executive earlier this year.

 

 

 

#### 󠀁[⌊Janet Morrison⌉⌊Janet Morrison⌉󠀁[New Chair for Association of Charitable Foundations

 

The [Association of Charitable Foundations](https://www.acf.org.uk/) (ACF) has announced
Janet Morrison as its new Chair. Morrison is currently Chief Executive of Independent
Age, and will formally take up the role in November, taking over from outgoing Chair
Amanda Jordan OBE. Currently the Chair of the Baring Foundation, Morrison is also
Chair and founder of the Campaign to End Loneliness and Director of Reconnections
Ltd. The appointment comes alongside that of David Renton, Director of Finance and
Investment, Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity, who will take up the role of Treasurer.

 

 

 

> We're delighted to announce Tim Hollingsworth (@timhparaGB) has been appointed
> our new Chief Executive and will join us in November.
> Full story ➡ [https://t.co/4WoT3ulCmK](https://t.co/4WoT3ulCmK)
> [pic.twitter.com/iPO4N5GKc1](https://t.co/iPO4N5GKc1)
> — Sport England (@Sport_England) [August 24, 2018](https://twitter.com/Sport_England/status/1032930581397626880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

#### Sport England appoints new Chief Executive

 

Tim Hollingsworth has been appointed Chief Executive of [Sport England](https://www.sportengland.org/),
replacing Jennie Price in November. Currently Chief Executive of the British Paralympic
Association (BPA), Hollingsworth has led the organisation into four Paralympic Games
including a best-ever Winter Games performance at PyeongChang 2018, which saw ParalympicsGB
win seven medals including one gold. Before his seven years with the BPA, he held
the roles of Director of Policy and Communications, and Chief Operating Officer 
at UK Sport. He is also a board director of both the Youth Sport Trust and National
Paralympic Heritage Trust, and a member of the International Paralympic Committee’s
Paralympic Games Committee.

 * **[Oxfam GB appoints CIVICUS’s Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah as CEO](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/09/11/oxfam-gb-appoints-civicuss-dhananjayan-sriskandarajah-ceo/)**(
   11 September 2018)
 * **[Who’s Moving? 5 charity sector appointments](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/09/17/whos-moving-5-charity-sector-appointments/)**(
   17 September 2018)
 * **[Who’s moving? Charity sector appointment round-up](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/10/01/whos-moving-charity-sector-appointment-round/)**(
   1 October 2018)

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