MEET THE TEAM
We're led by a dedicated, knowledgeable board of trustees. They, alongside a number of board committees, steer our CEO and team of directors who lead Comic Relief’s employees in carrying out the day-to-day activities of the organisation.
In addition, and free from a governance role, are our founder, honorary life presidents and honorary trustees, who use their extensive creativity and experience to support Comic Relief.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES

TRUSTEE
Charlotte Moar

CHAIR
Eric Salama

TRUSTEE
Fiona Campbell

TRUSTEE
Jacqueline Onalo

TRUSTEE
Jenny Hodgson

TRUSTEE
Matt Hyde

TRUSTEE
Rupert Morley

TRUSTEE
Sue Black

TRUSTEE
Tessy Ojo

TRUSTEE
Tom Shropshire
CEO AND DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF IMPACT AND INVESTMENT
Aleema Shivji

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Alex Botha

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Andrew Broadbent

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FUNDRAISING AND CREATIVE
Fatima Ribeiro

CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Samir Patel
FOUNDER

FOUNDER
Richard Curtis
LIFE PRESIDENTS

HONORARY LIFE PRESIDENT
Kevin Cahill

HONORARY LIFE PRESIDENT
Lenny Henry
Honorary trustees
Claudia Winkleman, David Tennant, David Walliams, Davina McCall, Duncan Bannatyne, Emma Freud, Fearne Cotton, Professor Ian Goldin, James Corden, Jennifer Saunders, John Bishop, JK Rowling, Matthew Freud, Miranda Hart, Patrick Kielty, Reggie Yates, Sir Steve Redgrave.
Board committees
SOCIAL IMPACT COMMITTEE
Paul Cavanagh (Assistant Director of Commissioning, Health and Social Care Board) Teresa Hanley (Consultant, Humanitarian Effectiveness, Culture & Society) Jenny Hodgson (Trustee, CR and Executive Director, Global Fund for Community Foundations) Ruby Johnson (Outgoing Co-Executive Director, FRIDA | The Young Feminist Fund) Jo Wells (Director, The Blagrave Trust and Trustee, Essex Community Foundation) Rupert Morley (Trustee, CR and CEO, Rococo Chocolates)
FINANCE AND FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE
Alexis Chapman (Program Manager, SUNGAS project at IIED) Charlotte Moar (Trustee, CR and Non-exec Director of NHS Resolution) Rupert Morley (Trustee, CR and CEO, Rococo Chocolate) Sandip Thakrar (Finance Director, BT Enterprise) Peter Samengo Turner (Freelance Finance Director, Esstee Consult Ltd) Sue Black (Trustee, CR and Professor, Durham University)
PEOPLE AND CULTURE COMMITTEE
Jacqueline Onalo (Trustee, CR and Human Rights Lawyer) Katy Seaman (Head of HR, Cancer Research UK) Mark Atkinson (Chief Executive, Royal National Institute for Deaf People) Eric Salama (Chair of Trustees, CR) Tessy Ojo (Trustee, CR and CEO, The Diana Award)
AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE
Matt Hyde (Trustee, CR and CEO, The Scout Association) Tina Kokkinos (Global Business Manager, HSBC) Charlotte Moar (Trustee, CR and Non-exec Director of NHS Resolution) Sally Knight (Charity Specialist)
INVESTMENT ADVISORY GROUP
Laurence Newman (Ex Trustee, CR and Chairman, Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust) Oliver Bolitho (President of Old Peak Group in Hong Kong) Peter Clark (MD, Tilney) Philip Mastriforte (MD, Trillium Partners Limited) Rupert Morley (Trustee, CR and CEO, Rococo Chocolates) Brian Mangwiro (Investment Director, Barings) Darren Johnson (COO Listed Equities, Impax) Charlotte Moar (Trustee, CR and Non-exec Director of NHS Resolution)
DIRECTORS OF COMIC RELIEF LTD
Colin Howes (Ex Trustee, Partner, Harbottle & Lewis) Rupert Morley (Trustee, CR and CEO, Rococo Chocolates) Tom Shropshire (Trustee, CR and Partner, Linklaters) Alex Botha (CR Executive) Samir Patel (CEO)