THE CHIEF Executive of Acorns Children’s Hospice will be stepping down from the position after ten years in the role.
David Strudley joined the charity in 2006 and steered the organisation through significant changes and challenging times including the financial crash of 2008.
Acorns are now in the process of finding his successor.
In the last decade the number of children being cared for by Acorns has almost doubled. The new chief executive will oversee the charity’s vision to care for 1,000 children by 2020 and to provide support to more than 1,350 families, including those who are bereaved.
Mr Strudley said he was stepping down after a ‘challenging and rewarding’ ten years in the role.
“After ten challenging and rewarding years with our wonderful charity, I feel the time is right to hand over the reins to someone else so that the charity can take a fresh look and prepare itself for the next ten years.
“I feel proud and privileged to have worked with such outstanding people, who have achieved so much, often with only limited resources.
“I want to pay tribute to every member of staff and to all the volunteers who together form the greatest workforce I have ever had the good fortune to lead.
“Although I’m stepping down, my love and devotion for life limited children and their families will never cease.”
