Cancer Research names new trustees
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Cancer Research has appointed former Vodafone group marketing chief Wendy Becker and Helen Calcraft co-founder of Miles Calcraft Briginshaw Duffy to its board of trustees.
Cancer Research is currently reviewing its Race for Life fundraising events, as its 10-year sponsorship deal with Tesco is due to end later this year.
Before joining Vodafone as group chief marketing, officer Becker spent 15 years as a partner at consultancy firm McKinsey and is credited with building broadband provider TalkTalk in the UK.
She is also a non-executive director of Costa owner Whitbread.
Calcraft co-founded ad agency MCBD and earlier this year took over as chairman of digital agency Dare.
Anne Baldock a partner at global law firm Allen & Overy also joins the board.
The three appointees replace Dr Keith Palmer, Liz Hewitt and Leah Sowden, who are stepping down from the 12 strong board.
Michael Pragnell, chairman of Cancer Research UK says: "I'm delighted to welcome three new Trustees to our governing Council. They bring distinctive experience and success in the commercial sector that will be enormously valuable in guiding and supporting the Charity's strategy and ambitions."
YouGov Insight:
Charity Shops
· Charity shops are widely supported by UK shoppers with 73% buying from charity shops.
· However, purchasing by many is likely only to be occasional as 36% of adults had not purchased from a charity shop in the last six months.
· The most popularly bought items are books (24% purchase penetration) and clothes (18%).
· 90% of adults state that they donate to charity shops but 22% indicated that they had not done so in the last six months.
· The most popularly donated items are clothing (62%), books (38%) and footwear (30%).
· In all categories more people donate than buy implying that demand is unlikely to outstrip supply.
