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MissionFish Board Members appointed to government advisory panel
- 3 July 2008
- Abbie Rumbold and Mike Kelly, both Board Members of MissionFish, have been appointed to the panel of the new Third Sector Advisory Body by Minister Phil Hope. The panel was set up to provide ministers with clear and authoritative advice on policy regarding the third sector, including charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises.
- As well as chairing the MissionFish Board, Abbie Rumbold is a partner at solicitors Bates, Wells and Braithwaite. Mike is Head of KPMG Europe’s Corporate Social Responsibility function.
- Phil Hope, Minister for the Third Sector, said: “The advisory body has a hugely important role in helping the Government make the right choices for a thriving third sector. I am confident their expertise, experience and authority will prove invaluable in our drive to support the third sector and the increasingly important part it plays in society."
- Baroness Jill Pitkeathley OBE, who chairs the Advisory Body, said:
- “I’m delighted with these appointments. Their range of experience and backgrounds will ensure a robust advisory body that won’t be afraid to talk straight. We will start work as soon as possible to ensure that the third sector’s interests are put at the heart of policy making."
- The panel members are:
- Lynne Berry OBE, Chief Executive, WRVS
Stan Crawford OBE, Managing Director, Sherwood Energy Village
Stephen Dunmore, Consultant & former Chief Executive Officer, Big Lottery Fund
Clare Gilhooly, Chief Executive, Cambridge House
Michael Kelly, Europe Head Corporate Social Responsibility, KPMG
John Knight, Assistant Director - Policy & Campaigns, Leonard Cheshire Disability
Bhupendra Mistry, Board Member Carnegie UK Trust, Harvest Housing Group & BBC World Service
Penny Newman OBE, Non Executive Director Social Finance Ltd, former CEO Café Direct Plc and Social Enterprise Ambassador
Cliff Prior CBE, Chief Executive, UnLtd
Abbie Rumbold, Partner, Bates Wells & Braithwaite
Danielle Walker Palmour, Director, Friends Provident Foundation
Sir Nick Young, Chief Executive, British Red Cross
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