# New CEO for Vegetarian Society, & other movers

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/09/21/new-ceo-for-vegetarian-society-other-movers/
- Published: 2021-09-21T09:30:00+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**With news that the Vegetarian Society has appointed its next CEO, and that Bond
has a new Director of Finance and People, here’s our round up of recent charity 
sector movers.**

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#### Richard McIlwain joins The Vegetarian Society as CEO

[The Vegetarian Society](https://vegsoc.org/) has announced that Richard McIlwain
has been appointed as its Chief Executive. He takes up leadership of the world’s
oldest vegetarian society at a critical time, in which the interlinked issues of
climate change, diet and animal welfare all demand urgent action. McIlwain has a
strong track record in the environmental sector, firstly with the Environment Agency
and for the past 11 years with Keep Britain Tidy as Deputy Chief Executive.

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#### Kath Qualtrough appointed as Bond Director of Finance & People

Kath Qualtrough will be joining [Bond](https://www.bond.org.uk/) in October as its
new Director of Finance and People following her work with Safe Passage International,
where she led the HR and finance functions during the lockdown period. Qualtrough
has been working across the NGO and charity sector for over 20 years and has held
various senior finance roles including at Greenpeace and at the Wellcome Trust, 
having moved into the sector following her ACA training with PricewaterhouseCoopers
in London. She has a particular interest in programme finance and has run training
on the FMDPro qualification with Humentum in the Middle East, as well as leading
EC contract management training for Christian Aid in Latin America and for WaterAid
in Southern Africa.

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#### Fundraising Everywhere & Everywhere+ appoints Alex Aggidis

Alex Aggidis has joined [Fundraising Everywhere & Everywhere+](https://www.fundraisingeverywhere.com/)
as Head of Growth Marketing. Aggidis has worked in a number of fundraising roles
from Corporate to Major Gifts to Product Innovation, specialising in Individual 
Giving. Most recently, she was Interim Head of Individual Giving at Friends of the
Earth, leading her team to raise sustainable income from engaged and motivated donors,
inspired by the cause to protect people and planet.

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#### Nicola Reames joins Anderson Quigley

Executive search firm Anderson Quigley has appointed Nicola Reames as Partner with
responsibility of developing its presence in the fundraising and independent schools
markets. Reames has 17 years’ experience of recruiting senior philanthropic fundraising
positions across higher education, schools, and the wider not-for-profit sector.
She brings particular expertise in the major and principal gift fundraising market
and has built philanthropy teams at many Russell Group and post-1992 universities,
Oxbridge colleges, independent schools, top national charities and household cultural
institutions.

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#### Colin Lawrence joins MediCinema as CEO

Colin Lawrence has been appointed as [MediCinema’s](https://www.medicinema.org.uk/)
new Chief Executive Officer. Colin is the former National Theatre Commercial and
Media Director and prior to his time at the NT was Global Director Distribution 
and Board member of BBC Global News. Colin will take up the reigns with immediate
effect from Interim CEO Crispin Lilly. Colin spent over three years at the National
Theatre where he was responsible for digital and filmed content ventures including
NT Live, and the launch of the National Theatre Collection for schools and colleges.
Previously he served on the board of BBC Global News, latterly as Global Director
for Distribution, setting strategy, driving revenue and delivering a transformation
agenda from TV network to multi-platform content provider. He spent his early career
in commercial television, both in Europe and Asia.

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#### Marie Curie appoints Maria Novell as Chief Fundraising, Communications & Marketing Officer

Maria Novell will be leaving her role as Fundraising and Commercial Director at 
Guide Dogs at the end of November after 14 years to take the role of Chief Fundraising,
Communications and Marketing Officer at [Marie Curie](https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/).
Taking up the role from 13 December, she will replace Nicky Bishop, Interim Executive
Director of Fundraising and Engagement. Novell has worked in PR, Marketing and Fundraising
roles her entire career and prior to Guide Dogs worked at the RNLI and the British
Liver Trust.

 * **[From CEOs to CCOs – 8 sector movers](https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/10/05/from-ceos-to-ccos-8-sector-movers/)**(
   5 October 2021)
 * **[New CEOs for Access Sport & Cransley Hospice Trust](https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/10/12/new-ceos-for-access-sport-cransley-hospice-trust/)**(
   12 October 2021)
 * **[Christian Aid CEO to step down, & other mover news](https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/10/28/christian-aid-ceo-to-step-down-other-mover-news/)**(
   28 October 2021)
