Bowel Research UK has appointed Lindsay Easton as its next chief executive

Easton, who is a previous chief executive of Brain Research UK, has joined this month and takes over from Lynne Dunne, who is retiring after three years leading the charity.

Easton spent six years leading Brain Research UK from 2009 and is a former director of fundraising and communications at Amnesty International Australia.

Her other charity roles have included an interim stint as director of fundraising at Action for Children, head of fundraising at the Royal Voluntary Service and executive director at the British Paediatric Neurology Association.

“Almost 43,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year in the UK and over a million suffer from bowel diseases,” said Easton.

“Despite this, there are so many neglected areas of research – from understanding the gut microbiome, to improving life for people with a stoma, and using knowledge about inherited bowel conditions to develop new treatments.

“I’m delighted to join a charity that is dedicated to answering these tough research questions, in areas of science where there is still so much to uncover.”

Bowel Research UK chair Asha Senapati added: “I’m excited to work with Lindsay to enhance the incredible momentum we’ve built in fundraising recently, nearly doubling the donations we’ve received in two years to be able to fund our cutting-edge research.

“I’m sure her experience will strengthen our strategy and witness the charity have a growing impact in years to come.”

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