The Prostate Cancer Charity is pleased to announce the
appointment of four new trustees to the Board of its fast-expanding
organisation.
Mark Britnell, Sharon Fraser, Bob Humphreys and Vanessa Vallely
bring exceptional qualifications and experience to the Charity and
are to join their first full Board meeting in December. They come
at a time when the Charity is embarking on an ambitious
development programme.
Mark Britnell is the global chairman for health in KPMG. Over
the past two years he has worked with public and private sector
organisations in 32 countries and brings a global perspective to
the work of the charity. Prior to this, Mark has 20 years
operational, strategic and policy experience at every level in the
NHS. He was CEO of University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust,
one of the most successful in England. He was also CEO of South
Central Strategic Health Authority and Director General in the
Department of Health. He sat on the NHS Management Board for three
years and is passionate about improving prostate cancer services,
especially raising awareness in disadvantaged and hard to reach
groups of men.
Sharon Fraser is Managing Partner for Regional Markets and
Member of the UK Executive at Deloitte, responsible for all UK
services in the 17 offices outside London. North West-based Sharon,
who has an extremely successful track record, brings links with top
business leaders in a wide range of UK FTSE 350 and large private
companies and is well placed to help develop the Charity's presence
in the north of the country.
Bob Humphreys is the Director of Finance and Information at
Oxfam GB which currently has an annual expenditure of approx
£350m, with 4,700 staff working in over 60 countries. Until 2009
Bob was a partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers with more than 25
years' experience across a range of commercial and not-for-profit
sectors both in the UK and internationally. A member of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants Charities Sub-Group, he has been
deeply involved in current discussions over the future of
accounting by charities.
Vanessa Vallely is the Head of Business Management, Trade
Operations at Aviva Investors and is also responsible for founding
two networking groups of high achieving women in the City. Awarded
Financial News Top 100 influential Women in Finance, and The
International Alliance for Women's 'Global Top 100 Women Making a
Difference' in 2011, Vallely brings an exceptional mix of business
management experience, creativity and charitable fundraising to the
Board.
Professor Paul Forster, Chairman of The Prostate Cancer Charity
said: "We are delighted that such a high calibre of new Trustees
have agreed to join us and bring such a wealth of knowledge and
expertise from a wide range of industries and professions. The
Charity has increased its research and support services
considerably in the last two years but we still face very
challenging goals if men with prostate cancer are to receive the
quality of information, treatment and support they deserve."
Owen Sharp, Chief Executive of the Prostate Cancer Charity said
"Not only have we gained Trustees of such outstanding quality, but
they also have personal motivations for supporting our vision of a
world where lives are no longer limited by prostate cancer. As the
new Chief Executive, I am very fortunate to have the backing of
such a powerful Board working together with our partners in The
Movember Foundation."