Executive Board

Richard became Guide Dogs Chief Executive in April 2010. He was previously a Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy and  worked most recently as Deputy Chief of Staff in a NATO strategic headquarters in America. He was awarded an OBE in 1994 for disaster relief services after Hurricane Andrew, and was recently appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath for his leadership whilst developing and implementing NATO's new maritime strategy.

Jenny joined Guide Dogs in February 2006. She was previously an officer in military intelligence and head of the Strategic Planning and Performance Unit at the Home Office’s Central Police Training and Development Agency. Prior to taking up the role of Change Programme Director, Jenny was Guide Dogs Director of Planning and Performance Improvement.

Mike previously worked as HR Director, Business Development and Integration for GlaxoSmithKline Plc and prior to that he was HR Director for their Global IT Division. In the past he has also held Organisational Development, Education & Training & Development and Continuous Improvement Manager roles. For the last three years Mike has also been Trustee of a Charity (600 employees) that manages residential care homes for older people across seventeen locations.

Sheila is the newest member of Guide Dogs' Executive Board, joining the team at the beginning of November 2011. Prior to joining Guide Dogs Sheila held a wide and varied marketing and communications portfolio, including working with household names such as Shell UK, Sainsbury plc, Marks and Spencer plc and the RAC. Sheila is also familiar with the charity sector, working for over three years with The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), as Executive Director Individual Giving then latterly as their Executive Director of Marketing. Within Guide Dogs, Sheila is responsible for marketing, communications, public policy and campaigning, and Access and Inclusion.

Jayne joined Guide Dogs in December 2007, having been Head of Fundraising at the RNLI for the previous eight years.

Graham joined Guide Dogs 37 years ago as a GDMI and held several management and senior management positions before becoming Deputy Director of Operations in 2000, and recently Interim Director of Operations, before taking over as Director of Mobility Services.

Graham believes passionately in supporting blind and partially sighted people gain their independence and mobility.

Tim joined Guide Dogs in August 2009. Before that he was Finance Director of Biffa Plc, one of the UK’s largest waste management groups. He is also a trustee of one of the UK’s network of Wildlife Trusts and has been for a number of years.  Within Guide Dogs Tim is responsible for Finance, Procurement, and Information Systems