Open and close nav menu Donate (opens in new window) 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 Gautam Raju TRUSTEE Jacqueline Onalo TRUSTEE Jenny Hodgson TRUSTEE Matt Hyde TRUSTEE Rupert Morley TRUSTEE Saul Klein 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 Michael Bourne P.hD. (Lawn Tennis Association as Performance Director) 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) Jaqueline Onalo (Trustee, CR and Human Rights Lawyer) Rosine Uwineza (Child Development Specialist) Jo Wells (Director, The Blagrave Trust and Trustee, Essex Community Foundation) 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) Gautam Raju (Trustee, CR and Senior Campaigns Director, Purpose) Sue Black (Trustee, CR and Professor, Durham University) REMUNERATIONS AND NOMINATIONS 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) Colin Howes (Ex Trustee, Partner, Harbottle & Lewis) Mike Harris (Ex Trustee, Financial Consultant) 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) (opens in new window) (opens in new window) (opens in new window) (opens in new window) Footer navigation Campaigns Campaigns The Big Night In Sport Relief 2020 Hear from us Update your preferences Get in touch Contact us Reporting complaints & concerns Your Gift Aid FAQs About us Mission Finances Partners Meet the Team Sport Relief 2020 Careers Work at Comic Relief Open roles News News Press area Legal Privacy Notice Terms of use Cookies Positive Practices Text to donate terms and conditions Comic Relief’s Statement on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Prize draw terms and conditions Comic Relief is the operating name of Charity Projects, a registered charity in England and Wales (326568) and Scotland (SC039730), which is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (01806414). 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