Child Poverty Action Group appoints new managers to focus on policy and business activities

30.10.09

The Child Poverty Action Group has appointed Imran Hussain as their new Head of Policy, Rights and Advocacy and Derek Richards as Head of Business Programmes. These two new posts have been designed to allow CPAG to focus on the core aim of eradicating child poverty, while continuing to provide good quality advice and information to front-line specialist advisors.

Imran is currently Head of Policy and Communications with the Prison Reform Trust and has previously worked for Breakthrough Breast Cancer and the Refugee Council.

Derek currently works as Head of Box Office at the Royal Opera House and has previously worked for the Greater London Authority and the Tate.

Kate Green Chief Executive of the Child Poverty Action Group said

“I am delighted we have been able to appoint two high calibre candidates to our organisation. I feel confident they are the right people to take the Child Poverty Action Group through the changing economic and political environment.”

Notes for editors

• The Child Poverty Action Group was founded in 1965
• Child Poverty Action Group’s manifesto, published in March 2009, can be found at: www.cpag.org.uk/manifesto
• For up-to-date background facts and stats on UK poverty, visit: www.cpag.org.uk/povertyfacts/
• CPAG is the leading charity campaigning for the abolition of child poverty in the UK and for a better deal for low-income families and children.
• CPAG is one of over 150 member organisations of the Campaign to End Child Poverty, campaigning for public and political commitment to ensure the goals of halving child poverty by 2010 and ending child poverty by 2020 are met.

For further information please contact:
Joshua Fenton-Glynn
CPAG Press Officer
Tel. 020 7812 5216 or 07816 909302
jfentonglynn@cpag.org.uk