Mark Gifford will replace outgoing chief executive Michael Lynas on 2 March, leading the government’s flagship volunteering programme for 15- to 17-year-olds.
Gifford was appointed by trust members and a committee made up of by youth adviser to the NCS Trust board Jermain Jackman and four NCS graduates.
As well as leading 48,000 people employed by Waitrose & Partners, Gifford is also a chair of a school. According to the NCS Trust, he is credited with helping to uplift its Ofsted rating from "requires improvement" to "good".
Gifford said he was “delighted” to be joining the trust, bringing together "my skills in the private sector combined with interests in my private life".
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