Announcement: New Chair of Trustees

Play for Progress is delighted to announce the appointment of Anne Benedict as the new Chair of our Board of Trustees. 

Anne is an experienced corporate and charity executive who has led organisations across many sectors including media, technology and health care, with particular expertise in people and human resources.

She most recently spent 20 years in New York where she led a non-profit called Futures and Options which was aimed at career development opportunities for underserved inner city youth.

Speaking about the appointment, Anne said: 

“I am deeply honoured to be joining the Board of this brilliant and unique charity. 

I’ve seen firsthand the need for this crucial work in our society today and the impact this creative and compassionate approach has for unaccompanied refugee and asylum-seeking young people. 

This work is thanks to the dedication of musicians, artists, therapists, educators and alumni that make up this creative community, and I am excited to lead and support this team and the organisation going forwards.”

Anne is joining our existing 7 Trustees with a wealth of professional experience across the arts, finance, therapy, medicine, the third sector, conflict policy and humanitarian issues.