Monday movers – 6 July 2026

Your weekly roundup of appointments happening across the charity sector.
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VoiceAbility

Advocacy charity VoiceAbility has appointed Kathryn Llewellyn as its next chief executive.

She joins from New York headquartered not for profit organisation Keep a Child Alive, where she has been managing director for the last three years.

She is also a former CEO of international development charity United Purpose and executive director of global equality organisation The Great Initiative.

Llewellyn takes over from interim chief executive Kirsty Farrand, who will continue as the charity’s director of finance and resources.

The charity’s chair Anthony Osijo said: “Kathryn brings over two decades of senior leadership experience, with a strong track record in organisational transformation, safeguarding, and advancing the rights of people who are often among the most marginalised in society.

“She has led complex organisations at scale, delivering significant growth in impact while strengthening governance, culture and systems.”

Terrence Higgins Trust

The first openly gay Conservative peer Lord Guy Black of Brentwood has been named as the next chair of the Terrance Higgins Trust.

He took up the role last week and his term runs until December 2029.

Black is deputy chair of the Telegraph Media Group and has been chair of the Royal College of Music for almost a decade.

The peer “has been a long-standing supporter and patron” of the HIV and AIDS support charity, it said.

He also served on the HIV Prevention England Steering Committee from 2018 to 2021, where he advised on the delivery of national campaigns such as National HIV Testing Week.

The charity was set up 44 years ago and is named after Terrence Higgins, who was the first named person to die of an AIDS-related illness

“I am deeply proud to have been associated with Terrence Higgins Trust for so many years and always admired its incredible work,” said Black.

“To be appointed on the anniversary of Terry Higgins’ passing is deeply poignant for me.”

Creative Folkestone

London Borough of Waltham Forest head of cultural programming Philippine Nguyen is to lead arts charity Creative Folkestone from this September.

She is also a co-founder and executive director of art festival Art Night.

“Folkestone is an incredibly special place, and I have long admired the visionary work of Creative Folkestone,” she said.

At Creative Folkestone she takes over from Alistair Upton, who is stepping down after 14 years leading the charity.

“Philippine is a worthy successor to Alastair Upton who will leave this summer after a very successful period in charge of our charity that has had such an important role in Folkestone’s revival,” said the charity’s chair Roger De Haan.

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