# Duncan Shrubsole to join St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity as CEO, & other movers

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/04/12/duncan-shrubsole-to-join-st-martin-in-the-fields-charity-as-ceo-other-movers/
- Published: 2024-04-12T11:44:29+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**A round up of recent and upcoming appointment and mover news, including Duncan
Shrubsole taking up the CEO role at St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity, and Sir Peter
Wanless announcing that he is to leave his role as CEO at NSPCC.**

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#### NSPCC CEO Sir Peter Wanless to step down after 11 years in role

Sir Peter Wanless, Chief Executive of the [NSPCC](https://www.nspcc.org.uk/), has
announced his decision to step down this year, following 11 years in the role. Wanless
stepped into the role in 2013 in the wake of the Jimmy Saville scandal, joining 
after running the Big Lottery Fund for five years. Prior to that, he worked at the
Department of Education as Director.

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More recently, his tenure saw the launch of the NSPCC’s 10-year strategy. Wanless
has agreed with the Board of Trustees to remain in post throughout the summer and
beyond, if necessary, in some capacity while this process takes place.

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#### Duncan Shrubsole to join St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity as Chief Executive Officer

Duncan Shrubsole will be joining [St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity](https://www.smitfc.org/)
as CEO on Monday 24 June from Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales, where
he is currently Director of Policy, Research and Communications. In his new role,
he will lead the Charity through some key milestones for the Charity including the
100th Appeal with BBC Radio 4 in 2026.

Shrubsole brings with him over 20 years of experience in the field of homelessness,
starting from his volunteer work at Crisis at Christmas. He moved to a staff role,
leading various initiatives focused on campaigning, policy development, research,
best practices, and communications for nine years. His leadership has resulted in
securing new funding, strategies, and government policies to address homelessness
and rough sleeping. Notably, his efforts led to preventing severe cuts to housing
benefits and establishing a significant programme to rehouse thousands of homeless
individuals in the private rented sector, along with conducting essential research
on the causes and consequences of homelessness.

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#### New counselling service ‘Now You’re Talking’ appoints Managing Director

[Now You’re Talking Therapy](http://nowyouretalkingtherapy.co.uk), the newest commercial
venture from [TLC: Talk, Listen, Change](https://talklistenchange.org.uk/), has 
appointed Helen Stuart as Managing Director. Stuart brings a wealth of experience
with more than ten years in the social care and voluntary sector both operationally
and strategically. She has played an integral role with TLC: Talk, Listen, Change
for more than five years as Head of Domestic Abuse for Children and Young People’s
Services.

In her new role she will lead the team in growing this new subsidiary to provide
a reliable income stream to support TLC: Talk, Listen, Change’s wider work and to
ensure that it continues to help those in need for many years to come. Her appointment
came when she was eight months pregnant and preparing to go on maternity leave. 
It was of huge importance to TLC: Talk, Listen, Change, to appoint the right person
for the job and so they have taken steps to cover Helen’s role while she’s on maternity
leave and support her when she returns so she can give her best to both her career
as well as her growing family.

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#### Ian Marr appointed Fundraising & Marketing Manager at Eric Liddell Community

The [Eric Liddell Community](https://ericliddell.org/) has announced the appointment
of Ian Marr as its new Fundraising and Marketing Manager. With over three decades
of dedicated service in the voluntary sector in Scotland, he brings a wealth of 
experience in fundraising and community engagement to his new role.

Having begun his career as a Parish Minister in the Church of Scotland, Marr’s journey
in the voluntary sector began with the establishment of YMCA Tayside where he helped
to build up the organisation from its infancy before he went on to manage Aberdeen
YMCA. His tenure at YMCA Scotland also saw him actively engaged in the organisation’s
broader European initiatives. Marr has also served on the boards of several organisations,
including Perth College UHI and Foundation Scotland.

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> We are thrilled to announce the appointment of six new trustees – each bringing
> a wealth of experience. Tomasz Mazgaj, Milly Larmer, Chris Dixon, Donna Mcreath,
> Chris Thomas and Joseph Joyce[#Nimsdaifoundation](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nimsdaifoundation?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [#InspireProtectEducate](https://twitter.com/hashtag/InspireProtectEducate?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [#bigmountaincleanup](https://twitter.com/hashtag/bigmountaincleanup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [#charity](https://twitter.com/hashtag/charity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#trustees](https://twitter.com/hashtag/trustees?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [pic.twitter.com/ejF9PrXSt1](https://t.co/ejF9PrXSt1)
> — Nimsdai Foundation (@nimsdaiFNDN) [April 2, 2024](https://twitter.com/nimsdaiFNDN/status/1775116216044020102?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

#### New trustees to join the Nimsdai Foundation

The [Nimsdai Foundation](http://nimsdaifoundation.org/), which was set up by mountaineer
Nimsdai Purja, has appointed new trustees to its board. Joining the trustee board
are Tomasz Mazgaj, Milly Larmer, Chris Dixon, Donna Mcreath, Chris Thomas and Joseph
Joyce – each experienced leaders in their respective fields.

Founded in 2022 the Nimsdai Foundation runs a variety of projects, including the
Big Mountain Clean Up – which in its last two clean ups on Everest and K2, has removed
1,124kgs of rubbish alone – the equivalent to the waste generated by three UK households
each year. The team is returning to Everest this year to clean waste from the high
camps. This year the Foundation is committed to building a new Porter House at Lobuche
to give a shelter to the ‘unsung heroes’ of the mountains – the Porters.

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#### CFG announces new leadership appointments

Kevin O’Brien, former Chair of [Charity Finance Group’s](https://cfg.org.uk/) Finance
and Audit Committee, has been appointed interim Chair of the Board. O’Brien takes
the reins from Gary Forster who served for two terms until December 2023.

Also announced, On 1 April, CFG’s Chief Executive Officer, Caron Bradshaw OBE, began
a new, part-time role at the Lending Standards Board (LSB). Bradshaw has joined 
LSB’s Board as one of three new Non-executive Directors. She joins at the same time
as broadcaster Iain Dale, and economist Paul Johnson. She will remain CEO of CFG,
dividing her time between leading CFG’s team and driving forward the LSB Board in
its role to challenge financial services providers to deliver the right customer
outcomes across the sector.

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#### Mental Health UK welcomes Olympian Michelle Griffith-Robinson as trustee

Michelle Griffith-Robinson, an Olympic athlete who represented Team GB in the triple
jump at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, has joined the board of trustees at [Mental Health UK](https://mentalhealth-uk.org/).

Outside the world of sport, she is a successful businesswoman and mother of three.
She delivers coaching and mentoring to individuals and organisations, and is an 
ambassador for Women’s Aid, The Menopause Charity and Diabetes UK. She has also 
spoken in parliament numerous times on the topics of diversity and menopause. 
