Following a career in the environmental sector, Sue Armstrong-Brown has been appointed to head Adoption UK, replacing Hugh Thornbery who retired. She outlines the challenges ahead.
This is your first job within the children's sector - why choose to lead Adoption UK?
I spent my career helping charities achieve their goals with government. From that point of view, that was what the Adoption UK trustees were looking for. But the main reason was because I am an adoptive mother, and this was such a wonderful opportunity to link my personal passion and professional life.
What is your experience of adoption?
We have a birth son but, similar to a lot of people, we felt our family wasn't complete. That is why we wanted to try to adopt a child. We came forward just before the Munby judgment affected the adoption sector and, as a result, the process was very slow for us.
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