Close this window		21 January 2008 TRUSTEE OPPORTUNITIES AT CHARITY BANK Charity Bank is searching for new Trustees to help drive forward the organisation’s plans for growth. Three current trustees – Dr Humayon Dar, Susan Rice CBE and Pushpa Raguvaran – are retiring from the Board. And according to Charity Bank’s Chairman, David Clark, the organisation is taking the opportunity over the next 12 months not just to replace those leaving, but to expand its existing Trustee Board with a diverse mix of people from business, community development and the charity sector. Says Clark: “We’ve got an exciting – if challenging – time ahead, as we progress with our plans for growth at a time of economic uncertainty. We are obviously sad to be losing some of our colleagues on the Trustee Board, all of whom have made an invaluable contribution to getting Charity Bank off the ground. “But we still have a great team of Trustees going forward, and the vacancies provide us with an opportunity to take on a new set of skills, to help move us forward to the next stage of development.” Applicants should be creative, motivated leaders who are highly skilled in strategic thinking, decision-making and influencing. Particularly, applicants will also have appropriate specialist skills, financial imagination or experience of how a small bank operates. The Board of Trustees meets at least four times a year, usually in London, with events and promotion as additional responsibilities. Trustees are encouraged to take part in at least one of the Board’s sub-committees. Anyone interested in learning more, or to apply for one of the posts, should contact Daine Ferguson on 020 7269 2291 or email an up-to-date cv and covering letter to daineferguson@uk.michaelpage.com Ends About Charity Bank Charity Bank is a unique organisation. It is the UK's first fully authorised bank that is also a registered general charity (No. 1091648). It was launched publicly at 11 Downing Street in October 2002 following a successful pilot loan period under the name of Investors in Society. Charity Bank is a bridge between people and institutions who would like their savings to be used for the benefit of society, and enterprising community organisations that can deliver solutions. The Bank has 16 charitable shareholders plus Barclays Bank and over 1300 depositors. To date it has agreed loans totalling more than £59 million for almost 600 charitable organisations, reaching three million people in communities across the UK. For further information, contact: Sarah Graham on 020 8674 5402 Mobile 07775 568201 sgraham@charitybank.org.uk Go to top