Monday movers - 16 February

Your weekly roundup of appointments happening across the charity sector.
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Amnesty International UK
Amnesty International UK (AIUK) has announced the appointment of its new chief executive, Kerry Moscogiuri.

She has served as a member of Senior Management for AIUK for 25 years, first as director of marketing and then as director of campaigns and communications. Since November 2025 Kerry has been the interim CEO for the organisation.

Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity
Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity) has welcomed two new members to its board, Dr Leigh Brody and Kevin Aitchison MBE.

Brody is an investment manager at AlbionVC, where she invests in transformative technologies and therapeutics within the life sciences sector.

Aitchison is managing director, head of Europe at Savills Investment Management. He was previously chair of Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby and in 2021, he was awarded an MBE for services to Wheelchair Rugby and disability.

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity
Midlands Air Ambulance Charity has announced the appointment of Sir David Nicholson KCB CBE as its new patron.

He has decades of senior leadership experience within the NHS, including serving as chief executive of NHS England.

Stuart Hall Foundation
The Stuart Hall Foundation has appointed Angela McRobbie as its new chair and Martha Awojobi as its new vice-chair.

McRobbie is a Fellow of the British Academy and Professor Emeritus at Goldsmiths University of London. She is also an Honorary Professor at Birmingham University. She was a student at the Birmingham University Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies from 1974-1977.

Awojobi is the CEO of JMB and curator of Uncharitable Political Education. She supports the charity sector to move beyond performative diversity gestures and grapple with the legacy of racism, imperialism and colonialism that is the heart of the sector; working with organisations to understand racism, reflect on their relationship to white supremacy and work towards an anti-racist vision for a liberated future. Awojobi is also on the advisory board of Kids of Colour and is a trustee of Civic Power Fund

The Iolanthe Midwifery Trust
The Iolanthe Midwifery Trust has welcomed Professor Mary Renfrew OBE, Professor Emerita, University of Dundee, as its new Patron. Recognised globally as a midwife, advocate and academic whose work has shaped maternity and newborn services, her career has spanned over 40 years. This has included work to improve the care of women and babies, reduce the impact of social and health inequalities, working with governments and with bodies such as UNICEF, the World Health Organisation, and the National Institute for Health Research.



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