Brook appoints Ambition's Helen Marshall as Chief Executive

Published: 27 January 2016

Brook, the UK’s largest young people’s sexual health charity, today announced the appointment of Helen Marshall as their Chief Executive. Helen comes to Brook from youth charity Ambition, where she has been Chief Executive for the past six years.

Announcing the appointment, Brook’s chair, Eve Martin said:

“I am delighted that Helen has been appointed to our role. Her leadership experience and passion for Brook and for young people shone through the recruitment process and I know she will enable Brook to continue to thrive and grow in the future.”

Helen, who has 20 years of senior experience in the voluntary, public and private sectors and who has led a time of successful change at Ambition, said:

“I am really excited to be joining Brook and leading the next phase of growth and development. I have been hugely impressed with their passion to support young people to make positive and healthy lifestyle choices. I’m looking forward to building on their current successes to develop new opportunities.”

Helen joins the organisation on 18 April 2016. Brook’s interim Chief Executive, Jules Hillier, will remain in post until 29 April to ensure a smooth handover.

Ends

Ambition is the leading national youth charity, representing youth club and community projects, local authority heads of services and housing associations , reaching half a million young people in 3,500 communities every year across the UK. We have been giving young people in local communities the chance of a better future for over 90 years. Through Ambition Quality, strategic support, funding opportunities, accredited training and innovative programmes, we enable organisations that work with young people to thrive. There has never been a greater need for our work.

www.ambitionuk.org

Registered charity number: 306065

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Notes to editors

Brook believes that young people should have access to great sexual health services and wellbeing support.

Brook provides free and confidential sexual health information, contraception, pregnancy testing, advice and counselling, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections and education programmes, reaching nearly 235,000 young people nationwide every year.
 
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