VSO Strengthens Leadership Team With Appointment Of Assistant Chief Executive
06/12/2010 17:50:00
International development charity VSO has appointed Sarah Wilson to the role of Assistant Chief Executive. Sarah joins VSO from Save the Children where she was most recently Director of Strategy Implementation.
As Assistant Chief Executive Sarah will lead on implementation of VSO’s new strategy, People First, which covers VSO’s ambitions for development programmes, as well as setting out a transformational change agenda for the organisation. In a world where there are ever more demands on NGOs to demonstrate results and value for money, Sarah will be responsible for driving quality, performance and matrix working through global operations.
VSO is committed to continue to internationalise, and Sarah will also lead this agenda, including issues of accountability, good governance, and expansion of the VSO Federation. She will also support VSO’s Chief Executive, Marg Mayne, in leading the Global Leadership Team to grow income, develop our people centred approach to programming, and transform our support services.
An economist by background, prior to Save the Children, Sarah held positions at the Bank of England and Financial Services Authority (FSA). During her career Sarah has led major change programmes, including the FSA's work to introduce statutory regulation of mortgage and general insurance sales for the first time.
Commenting on her new role Sarah said “I am excited by VSO’s high impact approach to international development – bringing people together through volunteering to share perspectives and skills. I am looking forward to joining its Global Leadership Team, and helping to implement its ambitious plans for growth and organisational transformation.”
VSO’s Chief Executive, Marg Mayne added: “Sarah is bringing to VSO considerable strengths in strategic and business leadership of major public bodies. She has strong experience of change and organisational development and this expertise will be invaluable to VSO as we implement our ambitious new strategy. We look forward to welcoming her to VSO.”
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Editor's notes
For further information please contact Catherine Raynor, Head of Media and Information or 020 8780 7343 or 07500 918478 or catherine.raynor@vso.org.uk
NOTES TO EDITORS
· VSO is an international development charity that works through volunteers. Since 1958 more than 40,000 volunteers have worked in 120 countries. Today there are 1600 international volunteers working around the world.
· Sarah Wilson studied economics at Cambridge University and the LSE. She joined the Bank of England in 1987 and moved to the FSA in 1997, becoming a Director in 2002. She has worked at Save the Children since October 2009.
