Lucie Russell, who has more than 30 years' experience in senior roles in the charity sector, was appointed in November 2023, for an initial period of 18 months, after previous chief executive Geethika Jayatilaka left the role after less than six months. The organisation says this was to “explore new futures”.
Russell is Redthread’s third chief executive in a little over a year – Jayatilaka replaced previous interim Tracey Burley last summer following the departure of founding boss John Poyton in mid-2022 – and said overseeing a period of stability at the charity will be her key aim.
“Changes of leadership at the top do make people feel unstable,” she told CYP Now. “We’ve had meetings with staff and what is crucial going forward is to ensure the stability of Redthread.
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