# March movers: 6 of this month’s charity appointments

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/03/31/march-movers6-this-months-charity-appointments/
- Published: 2021-03-31T09:00:07+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**New CEOs for Air Ambulances UK and Humanity & Inclusion UK are among this month’s
movers. **

#### ⌊Simmy Akhtar⌉⌊Simmy Akhtar⌉Air Ambulances UK appoints Simmy Akhtar as CEO

[Air Ambulances UK](https://www.airambulancesuk.org/) has appointed Simmy Akhtar
as its CEO. The appointment, effective from 1 March 2021, follows the merger of 
the former membership-based Association of Air Ambulances and Air Ambulances UK 
which took place in January last year. Akhtar was previously Chief Officer of Healthwatch
Stoke-on-Trent and Healthwatch Staffordshire where she championed the patient voice
and worked on high-level strategic issues with two independent Board of Trustees
and led two staff teams. She has held roles in the NHS and Local Authority environments,
following which she practiced as a solicitor in the private legal sector. She has
also held senior leadership roles in the charitable sector and is a former trustee
of the Patients Association where she sat on the Finance Committee.

 

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#### ⌊Adam Moy⌉⌊Adam Moy⌉Social and Sustainable Capital welcomes Adam Moy as COO & General Counsel

[Social and Sustainable Capital](https://www.socialandsustainable.com/) (SASC) appointed
Adam Moy as Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel. Moy has worked in the regulated
financial services sector for over 25 years, with firms including Clifford Chance,
Skadden Arps and Citigroup. He was General Counsel of the Banking Division at Close
Brothers Group Plc and Head of Legal at The Co-operative Bank Plc during its restructuring.
In his role as Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, he will have responsibility
for legal, governance and compliance affairs, and overseeing the continued development
of the firm’s operations, processes, and systems.

 

#### ⌊Giles Webber⌉⌊Giles Webber⌉Giles Webber elected Chair of Association of Dogs and Cats Homes

Birmingham Dogs Home Chief Executive Giles Webber has been elected as the new Chair
of the national animal welfare body, the [Association of Dogs and Cats Homes](https://adch.org.uk/)(
ADCH). As a Trustee of ADCH for several years, and now as its Chair, Webber will
help to continue providing support to other rescue centres and guide the way for
animal welfare organisations through the continuing challenges. He will take over
from Claire Horton CBE, who was also CEO for Battersea Dogs & Cats Home for 11 years.

 

#### ⌊David Mohyuddin⌉⌊David Mohyuddin⌉Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust appoints David Mohyuddin to Board of Trustees

The [Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust](https://www.ellenmacarthurcancertrust.org/) has
welcomed David Mohyuddin QC as the newest member of its Board of Trustees. Mohyuddin
grew up in Bolton, went to university in Birmingham and now enjoys life by the seaside
with his young family. He is Queens Counsel, practising in commercial and chancery
law from Radcliffe Chambers in London and Exchange Chambers in Manchester and is
a Recorder of the County Court. Mohyuddin has a passion for supporting and inspiring
young people, fulfilled as a Governor of a large school for eight years before now
undertaking his new role with the Trust.

 

#### ⌊Peter Barron⌉⌊Peter Barron⌉Peter Barron announced as new DEC trustee

The [Disasters Emergency Committee](https://www.dec.org.uk/) (DEC) has announced
that Peter Barron has joined the DEC Board of Trustees as an independent trustee.
Peter succeeds Richard Tait CBE who is stepping down after serving more than six
years on the DEC Board. Barron’s career spans 20 years in TV news and current affairs,
followed by a decade at Google. He was Editor of the BBC’s Newsnight from 2004-2008,
and previously Deputy Editor at Channel 4 News and ITV’s Tonight with Trevor McDonald.
 In 2008, Barron joined Google and went on to become Vice President of Communications
and Public Affairs for Europe, Middle East and Africa. He has recently joined the
tech company Stripe, as Global Head of Communications, and is a trustee of the House
of Illustration.

 

#### ⌊George Graham⌉⌊George Graham⌉Humanity & Inclusion UK appoints Save the Children former Director as Chief Executive

International NGO [Humanity & Inclusion UK](https://humanity-inclusion.org.uk/en/index)(
HI UK) has appointed George Graham, former Director of Global Policy, Advocacy and
Research at Save the Children, as its new Chief Executive. Graham began his new 
role on 22 March. Before joining HI, Graham spent thirteen years at Save the Children
and five years at the International Rescue Committee, working on humanitarian response,
programme quality, policy, advocacy and campaigns. He has worked in the Middle East,
East Africa, India and the Balkans, and for many years led Save the Children’s humanitarian
influencing work, including its global Stop the War on Children campaign. He is 
also a trustee of Conciliation Resources.