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Leadership and Governance

Our Governance Team

The Family Holiday Charity is governed by a Board of Trustees, led by the Chair, Helen Webb.

The board make sure the charity is delivering its mission, goals and strategy – to support families facing tough times to have a holiday. They help ensure we are managing risk and are adhering to policies, procedures, and regulations.

Helen Webb - Chair

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Helen joined us as Chair in May 2025. She worked for many years in the travel industry, for companies such as Thomson Holidays (now Tui), Avis and lastminute.com. She also has experience as a Strategy Consultant and Board Director. She is currently a Trustee of the Landmark Trust.

 

Angela Webster - Trustee and Chair of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee

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Angela has worked within Human Resources for over 25 years in various different industries including travel, healthcare and facilities management, and most recently within the charity sector.  She has also had previous experience of working within a trustee role for a teenage cancer charity and she has also been a school governor.

Angela's skills and experience within both the travel industry and the charity sector are both closely aligned with FHC and she looks forward to supporting FHC in the future.

In her spare time when not working, you will find her in the stands watching all Sale Sharks matches, running in the gym and travelling around the world!

 

Ben Leet – Treasurer

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Ben currently serves as an investor, board advisor and fractional C-Suite officer to several technology start-ups in the UK. Prior to this, Ben was the CEO of Delineate, the UK General Manager for YouGov plc, and European MD for Instantly inc.

 

Ingrid Bussell - Trustee

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With a background in workforce transformation and global mobility consulting, she has worked with a wide range of organisations to design and deliver market leading mobility solutions. Ingrid is passionate about making operations more sustainable and efficient and about helping HR and mobility teams grow into agile, forward-looking functions.

 

Davinia Batley - Trustee

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Founder of consultancy Champion Fundraising, Davinia has over 20 years' experience working in fundraising and corporate responsibility. An experienced fundraising & communications director and charity leader, Davinia has worked with a range of causes and is passionate about the power and impact of smaller charities. Davinia is a keen traveller and is always planning her next trip.

 

Saket Jasoria - Trustee

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Saket has 25+ years of experience across commercial, strategy and transformation roles in Banking, Technology and Consulting organisations. Saket currently heads Retail Savings and Pricing function at Santander UK. Previously, he has worked at Consultancies like McKinsey and Co, Banks like Citibank and Lloyds Bank and Technology organisations like Polaris Software and Wipro Technologies Ltd.

Saket has delivered social impact through various initiatives across his career. These include setting up a Digital academy in Manchester, being an Impact Match Council member etc.

 

Emma Lloyd - Trustee

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Emma joined the charity as a trustee in February 2026. Having worked in international law firms for over 15 years, Emma has substantial experience advising boards on their legal duties and governance obligations. Outside of work, Emma is a mother to three spirited young boys.

 

Howe Gu - Trustee

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Howe is a technology and partnerships leader with a strong commitment to social impact. Alongside his corporate career in digital transformation and AI, he has actively supported charitable organisations including Stepping Stones International and Daytrippers, helping to strengthen strategy, governance and sustainable growth. Professionally, Howe serves as Senior Vice President, Partnerships & Ecosystem at Rezolve AI, where he leads global strategic alliances that drive innovation in AI-powered commerce. He brings to the Family Holiday Charity a blend of commercial insight, digital expertise and a deep personal passion for expanding opportunity, supporting families in need, and enabling charities to scale their impact responsibly and effectively.  

Our Leadership Team

The Family Holiday Charity employs a small team of staff to deliver the mission of the charity. Roles cover income and engagement, experiences and impact and finance and business resources – the things needed to raise money and deliver holidays for families facing tough times. This small staff team is led by a Leadership Team who have responsibilities for key areas of activity.

Rob Parkinson - CEO

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Rob joined the Family Holiday Charity in 2025 with a background in campaigning, social policy and transformative leadership in the beyond profit sector. He has been Chief Executive of Home-Start UK, Action Homeless, LOROS hospice, Warwick Students’ Union and Director-England of the National Deaf Children’s Society. He was a trustee of Inclusion Healthcare, Reaching People and the Chair of Home-Come Limited and is currently a trustee of Cats Protection, the UK’s leading feline welfare charity.

 

Mags Rivett - Director of Income and Engagement

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Mags joined the charity in January 2021. She has worked in the non-profit sector for more than 20 years in fundraising, marketing, and communications roles. She has also spent time as a consultant, helping charities to use technology more effectively in delivering fundraising and communications plans. This experience means she can help us plan and build a fundraising strategy that will bring more supporters to the charity, which means we can offer more holidays to families facing tough times. Outside of work Mags collects travel writing stories from adventurous female travellers, as well as enjoying going on lots of trips and  she likes wine.

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