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
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 NED, Pershing Square Holdings)
FINANCE AND FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE
Charlotte Moar (Trustee, CR and Non-exec Director of NHS Resolution) Rupert Morley (Trustee, CR and NED, Pershing Square Holdings) Sandip Thakrar (Finance Director, BT Enterprise) Sue Black (Trustee, CR and Professor, Durham University) Jonathan Davis (CFO, Girls’ Day School Trust)
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
Jane Shoemake (Client Portfolio Manager, Janus Henderson Investors) Oliver Bolitho (President of Old Peak Group in Hong Kong) Peter Clark (MD, Tilney) Rupert Morley (Trustee, CR and NED, Pershing Square Holdings) 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 NED, Pershing Square Holdings) Tom Shropshire (Trustee, CR and Partner, Linklaters) Samir Patel (CEO)