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Our Board comprises of up to 12 trustees, including nine trustees elected from our membership and three co-optees. The Board is responsible for our financial sustainability and the strategic oversight of all aspects of our activities.
Officers of the Board
There are four Officers of the Board, appointed from the members of the Board. The three-year term of office for both Honorary Officers who are elected Trustees or co-opted Trustees expires at the conclusion of the third AGM after their appointment.
David Thomas is a solicitor and has been a legal consultant to several animal protection and human rights NGOs over the years...
Prior to retirement, Stuart had a wide-ranging 35-year career in banking, ultimately specialising in heading Risk Management and Assurance functions across the NatWest Group...
In the 1990s, Richard went along to help his wife volunteer with us and never looked back...
Mark's background is in the Finance sector, specialising in the Executive Leadership of large operational teams across a 30-year career...
Kevin was an RSPCA member from his teens. Between 1974 and 2004, he was a uniformed inspector investigating cruelty and rescuing animals...
Imogen was our vice president from 2010-2019 and founded the Animal Welfare Champions network in London...
Karen has supported us since her early teens when she became involved with the campaign to stop the export of live farm animals...
David Smith is a global retail executive with more than 25 years of experience in the UK, EU, US and Asia Pacific...
Following a career first as an editorial director and then as chief executive of the scientific and scholarly publisher, Blackwell...
Caroline Waters has a background in HR and transformation with 30 years of experience as a senior executive...
Brenda's background is in the public sector, having worked on the front-line with programmes for the sick and unemployed...
Amanda has had a long and successful career in the voluntary and commercial sectors...
