Action for Blind People structure Action for Blind People is a national charity with local reach, providing practical help and support to nearly 30,000 blind and partially sighted people of all ages. We listen, we understand, we act. Within Action there are currently three directorates Operations, Partnership and Finance and Resources. The Operations teams are responsible for the delivery of Action s services to blind and partially sighted people across England. Operations currently comprises four Heads of Operations, each managing clusters of teams with specific national responsibilities. Within Partnership, teams lead on the strategic development and growth of our services by embedding partnership working in all we do through all teams, with blind and partially sighted people and in developing relationships with other agencies. Finance and Resources provides support services to and for the charity as a whole, including operational teams, Directors and Trustees. They carry out a strategic as well as an operational role, liaising with all parts of the charity to plan Action s future. Chief Executive and Trustees Chief Executive: Miriam Martin Trustees: Mike Nussbaum (Chairman) David Hewlett (Vice Chairman)
Alan Tinger Linda Bancroft Mike Dudgeon Alistair Fielder Louise Wright Rita Kirkwood Carol Hui Colin Low Khalil Rehman Director of Partnership: Colin Whitbourn Head of Co-production: David Aldwinckle Co-production Co-production Paul Rymer Sue Stevens Head of Service Development: Mike Thornicroft Development, Knowledge Sian Basker Development, Gareth Brydon
Strategic Partnerships Development, Innovation Adam Greatwood Group Lead for Resource Centres and One Vision Project Carolyn Fletcher Interim Head of Business Development: Tom Reck, Project funding Sofi Marshall, Project funding Mike Harrison, Project funding Leisa Stephenson, Commercial Stephen Weymouth
, Project funding Tim Atkinson Jayne Craig Christine Glanville (part time) Red Gogna Vacant Head of Hotels: Paul Morrison Windermere Manor Hotel Lake District Cumbria
Andrew Wilson Cliffden Hotel Teignmouth South Devon Acting Nicola Robinson Lauriston Hotel Weston-super-Mare North Somerset Derrick Greig Concept Conference Centre Birmingham West Midlands Team Leader Joanna Miller Acting Head of Communications: Jason Bell Digital Media Max MacBride
Public Relations Chris Dyson Head of Operations: Vacant Area Operations, Birmingham Cormac McCarthy Area Operations, Bristol (and Salisbury) Kathryn Arnold Area Operations, Exeter Emma Tay/Nicola Reynolds Director of Operations: Vacancy Head of Operations: Elizabeth Percy Area Operations, Middlesbrough (and Wallsend) Sharon Meadows Area Operations, Leeds (and Leeds Vision Consortium) Vacant
Area Operations, Liverpool (and Preston, Carlisle) Herbie Yon Area Operations, Manchester (and Stoke, Stafford) Jenny Lloyd Head of Operations: David Newbold London Area Operations Norwich Area Operations Steven Franks Fran Stockley Loughborough Area Operations Andy Buchan Mitcham Industries Wai-Man Leung UK Employment Services Sean Owen
Head of Operations: Derek Rix Loughborough Area Operations Andy Buchan Deputy Chief Executive (Finance and Resources): John Crowther Head of People and Organisational Development: Glen Walker HR Learning and Organisational Development Vacant Andrea Hall Head of Financial Management and Planning: Monica Varriale Deputy Head of Financial Management and Planning Stephen Williams Finance Juan Arencibia Action House Team Governance and Administration Sue Silvester/Cherie Eveling Internal Audit, Risk and Data Protection David Bamber