Susie Parsons appointed as interim chief executive of Arthritis Care

Arthritis Care has announced the appointment of Susie Parsons as interim chief executive. She takes over from Neil Betteridge, who resigned in September.

Susie Parsons said ‘Like all voluntary organisations, Arthritis Care is operating in a difficult funding climate and I am looking forward to working with the Trustees and staff to secure a sustainable future for the services and campaigns which are so tremendously important to people living with arthritis.’

Having spent all her working life in the public and voluntary sectors, including as chief executive of the Commission for Racial Equality, London Lighthouse and the National Campaign for Learning, Susie set up an interim management and consultancy business in 2005, specialising both in turning round organisations in difficulty and supporting successful ones to become even better.  She has served as Interim chief executive of the Refugee Arrivals Project, the Barrow Cadbury Trust and the Novas Scarman Group.