# New CEO for Bone Cancer Research Trust, & other movers

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/08/15/new-ceo-for-bone-cancer-research-trust-other-movers/
- Published: 2023-08-15T10:00:00+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Our latest round of sector movers, including new CEOs for The Bone Cancer Trust
and British Red Cross.**

![Beatrice Butsana-Sita](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2023/08/ceo-picture-
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#### Béatrice Butsana-Sita to join British Red Cross as CEO

Béatrice Butsana-Sita will take up the CEO role at [British Red Cross](https://www.redcross.org.uk/)
in November and moves from Greenhouse Sports where she has been CEO for three years.
Before that Butsana-Sita was managing director at Capita and BT. She is currently
a non-executive director at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and RPC,
an international law firm.

Butsana-Sita will join the organisation in November and succeeds Mike Adamson, when
he stands down later this year after nine years as Chief executive and four years
as Managing Director.

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#### ACEVO creates new Member Services Manager role

[ACEVO](https://www.acevo.org.uk/) has created the new role of Member Services Manager
to oversee and elevate its membership offering. Gareth Oughton has been appointed
to the role and brings a wealth of experience to ACEVO, having spent 15 years in
membership organisations. Prior to leading the University of Leicester Students’
Union, he was deputy CEO at the University of Exeter Students’ Guild, responsible
for the development of a membership services directorate that incorporated volunteering
development, support services and student representation.

In his new role, Oughton will be responsible for ensuring ACEVO’s existing member
services, including programmes, events and activities, and one-to-one support and
advice, are as effective and impactful as possible, and developing future member
services, actively exploring new opportunities, and responding to members’ needs.

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#### Asthma + Lung UK CEO Sarah Woolnough announces departure

After three years at the charity, Sarah Woolnough will be leaving [Asthma + Lung UK](https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/)
to join The King’s Fund as its Chief Executive in early 2024.

Under Sarah Woolnough’s leadership, Asthma + Lung UK has achieved a number of milestones,
including completing the merger of Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation, a 
rebrand and a new strategy to transform lung health, including advocating for improved
diagnosis and care, increased investment in research and cleaner air for all. She
has also led efforts to get new projects off the ground including expanding the 
services and support available for people living with lung conditions, particularly
in poorly served communities.

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Will Burchell with Professor Allie Gartland

#### New CEO for The Bone Cancer Research Trust

[The Bone Cancer Research Trust](https://www.bcrt.org.uk/) has announced the appointment
of Will Burchell as its new CEO. Burchell brings with him over twenty years of third
sector experience, having started his career as a support worker for adults with
learning difficulties and working most recently as CEO at Nottinghamshire Deaf Society.

Alongside his role at the Bone Cancer Research Trust, he continues to serve as Trustee
at Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service. Burchell has recently completed a
Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a dissertation focused on income
diversification in the third sector. He officially joins the charity on 4 September.

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#### Chair of National Lottery Community Fund resigns after two & a half years

Blondel Cluff, Chair of the [National Lottery Community Fund](https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/),
has resigned after two and a half years in the post. She was appointed in 2021, 
on a contract that was due to run to 2025. Paul Sweeney has been appointed interim
Chair for 12 months with the process for appointing Cluff’s replacement to begin
in due course, according to DCMS.

 * **[Lilian Greenwood appointed Shadow Minister for Charities, & other sector movers](https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/09/08/lilian-greenwood-appointed-shadow-minister-for-charities-other-sector-movers/)**(
   8 September 2023)
 * **[Annual leave, remote & flexible working options most important benefits for sector job seekers](https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/09/13/annual-leave-remote-flexible-working-options-most-important-benefits-for-sector-job-seekers/)**(
   13 September 2023)
 * **[New CEO for Full Fact, & other sector mover news](https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/09/22/new-ceo-for-full-fact-other-sector-mover-news/)**(
   22 September 2023)
