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November
2010 |
MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT - Healing Foundation announces Sir Stuart Rose as its new Chairman
Sir Stuart Rose, Executive Chairman of Marks & Spencer plc, is to be the next Chairman of the Healing Foundation, the national, disfigurement research charity. Sir Stuart will replace Lord Patten of Barnes, the former Governor of Hong Kong, who has chaired the charity since its formation in 1999.
Since 2007, Sir Stuart has led fundraising for the charity as Appeal Chairman, securing gifts and pledges in excess of £4 million. Sir Stuart's current fundraising team includes Sir Martin Sorrell (Chief Executive of WPP), Jeremy Darroch (Chief Executive of BSkyB), Michael Grade (Chairman of Ocado and Pinewood Studios), David Ross (Co-founder of Carphone Warehouse) and Andrew Grant (Founder of Tulchan Communications).
Commenting on his appointment, Sir Stuart said, "This is an important cause. You only need to see babies with cleft, or meet soldiers injured in Afghanistan, to know how vital this work is. Chris Patten is a tough act to follow but I'll do my best. These are tough times, especially for fundraising, but I'm looking forward to it".
Lord Patten welcomed Sir Stuart's appointment; "The Healing Foundation is going to be in great hands. We've achieved a lot in the last 10 years and I know Stuart is the right man to build even greater things on these foundations".
Sir Stuart will take up his role in Spring 2011. |
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October
2010 |
Sir Stuart Rose Hosts Healing Foundation Reception at Marks & Spencer Headquarters
Sir Stuart Rose, Executive Chairman of Marks & Spencer and Appeal Chairman of the Healing Foundation, hosted his fourth Reception at Marks and Spencer's headquarters in London's Paddington on Monday 27th September 2010.
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Sir Martin Sorrell with Marc Bolland, Chief Executive of Marks & Spencer and Richard Desmond, owner of Express Newspapers |
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Sir Stuart Rose with Kate Silverton,
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Over 130 special guests joined Sir Stuart for the evening, including the incoming Executive Chairman of Marks & Spencer, Robert Swannell, legendary cricketer, Sir Ian Botham, the current Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, the Surgeon General, Vice Admiral Philip Raffaelli, the infamous designer and businessman, Sir Terence Conran, the great grandson of Michael Marks who founded Marks & Spencer, Sir David Sieff, and BBC television presenter, Kate Silverton. Also among the guests were Healing Foundation Ambassadors representing the cause of disfigurement as well as Healing Foundation funded researchers who carry out vital work into improving the treatment and care of people affected by disfigurement.
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June
2010 |
DISFIGUREMENT IS MORE THAN SKIN DEEP - Disfigurement can be a challenging and distressing experience for many of the 1 million people in the UK who have a visible difference of any kind. According to new research presented at the international conference, Appearance Matters, taking place in Bristol on 22nd & 23rd June, psychological support is as important as functional and surgical treatment in helping people cope with the challenges they face as a result of living with a disfigurement. The study found that levels of distress were equally high regardless of whether individuals were in the community or actively seeking hospital treatment, highlighting the need for more widely available specialist psychological support for people with disfigurement.
The study, the largest ever of its kind, involved 1265 people with a variety of disfigurements including those resulting from skin conditions, head and neck cancer or amputation. Funded by disfigurement research charity The Healing Foundation and coordinated by researchers at the Centre for Appearance Research at the University of the West of England, the study also showed that common assumptions about who will cope well with a disfigurement are inaccurate.
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