Find out who’s going places in the third sector
Keith Anderson
Port of Leith Housing Association chief executive Keith Anderson has been elected chair of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Scotland and took up the position on 12 March. With over 30 years’ experience working in urban regeneration and housing development in Glasgow, London, Newcastle upon Tyne and Edinburgh both in the public and private sectors, Anderson’s election was confirmed at CIH Scotland’s annual meeting at their recent annual conference in Glasgow. Alan Ferguson, director of CIH Scotland, said: “I am delighted to welcome Keith as our new chair. His knowledge of the housing sector is second to none, combining work in the academic and educational field with a long track record across the council, housing association and private sectors north and south of the border.”
Jonathan Hughes
The Scottish Wildlife Trust has appointed Jonathan Hughes as chief executive following the departure of Simon Milne. Hughes has been involved in the trust for many years having begun his career in conservation as a seasonal ranger at the trust’s reserve of Loch Fleet from 1992-96. As director of conservation since 2009, he has overseen various landmark projects including living landscapes initiatives, the experts for nature programme and the Scottish beaver trial. In November 2013 he helped deliver the World Forum on Natural Capital. A specialist in policy and public affairs, ecosystem-based conservation, peatlands, woodlands and urban ecology, he is also an elected global councillor for the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Simon Milne left last month to take up the post of chief executive of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh after 10 years at the trust.
Clarissa Baldwin
Baldwin, the chief executive of Dogs Trust is to end her 40-year association with the charity. Having joined in 1974 as head of public relations she was appointed chief executive in 1986. She is to stand down at the end of October. Baldwin is credited with coming up with the slogan “A dog is for life, not just for Christmas” and will be replaced by her deputy Adrian Burder. Baldwin was awarded an OBE in 2003 for her services to dog welfare and played a pivotal role in changing the charity’s ethos of focussing on rehoming to becoming pro-active with government on animal welfare.
Graham Duxbury
Groundwork has announced the appointment of Graham Duxbury as its new national chief executive. Duxbury replaces Sir Tony Hawkhead, who has left the organisation after 17 years to take up a new role at children’s charity Action for Children. Duxbury has worked for Groundwork for more than 15 years, most recently as its director of development. He has been responsible for forging many of the partnerships with government, the private and public sectors which have contributed to Groundwork’s growth and success in recent years. Graham will now steer the charity through its next phase as it seeks to achieve its 2015 goals to improve 1,000 spaces, help 100,000 households out of fuel poverty and support 10,000 people into education, training and work.
