Our organisation
We are governed by a Board of Trustees and Executive Management Team.
Macmillan Cancer Support is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission (registered charity number 261017) and as a company limited by guarantee with the Registrar of Companies (registered company number 2400969).
We are governed by our Memorandum and Articles of Association [PDF 100Kb]. If you would like to receive a hard copy by post, please contact Elspeth Cox, Assistant Company Secretary, on 020 7840 7833 or ecox@macmillan.org.uk).
Our Trustees
Macmillan's Board of Trustees, all of whom are volunteers, is responsible for the overall control and strategic direction of the charity. The Trustees delegate the day-to-day management of Macmillan to the Chief Executive, Ciarán Devane.
Our Executive Management Team
Six UK office and four national or regional directors report to our Chief Executive.
They, together with Cath Lindley, the General Manager for Wales who reports to the Director for Central and South West England and Wales, make up our Executive Management Team (EMT).
The EMT assists the Chief Executive, Ciarán Devane, in managing Macmillan's day-to-day business. Each director is responsible for a particular division or region. The current EMT consists of:
UK Office Directors (London)
Fundraising - Amanda Bringans
External Affairs - Hilary Cross and Lynda Thomas (job share)
Improving Cancer Services - Simon Oberst
Chief Clinician - Jessica Corner
Corporate Development - Juliet Bouverie
Finance - Chris Hunt
National/Regional Directors
East Midlands and Northern England - Maureen Rutter
London, Anglia and South East England - Stephen Richards
Scotland and Northern Ireland - Dr Elspeth Atkinson
Central and South West England and Wales - Jeff Faulkner