Bath-based charity Designability has welcomed Catherine Brown as its new Chief Executive, continuing its work to transform the lives of people with disabilities through assistive technology.
Catherine brings 15 years of experience of charity leadership, having led the fundraising and marketing activities of a number of national charities, and latterly working as a consultant advising charity CEOs and Boards on strategy and leadership development.
Her early career was in commercial marketing at brands including Marks & Spencer and The Economist.
Catharine is also a Trustee for ActionAid, the international development charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. She is driven by the ethos of access, equality and inclusion for people from all walks of life.
Commenting on her appointment, Catharine said: “I am delighted to be joining Designability as we celebrate our 50th anniversary and look ahead to an exciting future.
“We have some amazing product innovations launching this year, including a new baby carrier for parents who are wheelchair users, alongside leading some ground-breaking research projects.
“I’m looking forward to helping more people with disabilities and long term health conditions live life to the full”.
Libby Gawith, Chair of Trustees, said: “Catharine has a compelling mix of leadership experience from both the commercial and charity sectors which will be hugely valuable in helping Designability reach our goals.
“We are looking forward to an exciting year ahead, as we continue our 50th Anniversary Appeal to fund the development of new workshop space to enable us to help even more people in the years to come.”
