Maudsley Charity appoints new Chief Executive

Mental Health leader Sarah Holloway will become Maudsley Charity’s new Chief Executive in April after Rebecca Gray left the Charity in December after 9 years in position.

Sarah has a wealth of knowledge, experience and networks from a career focused on improving mental health services across the voluntary and public sector at both a national and local level. Sarah brings direct experience of working with the Charity and its key partners through her current role across both South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, as Programme Director for the Kings Maudsley Partnership to improve children and young people’s mental health.

Frances Corner, Chair of Trustees at Maudsley Charity is delighted with the appointment.

“Sarah impressed and inspired us in a competitive selection process. Her passion, understanding and experience in the mental health landscape and her commitment to working in partnership with others will help us leverage impact throughout our next strategic period and drive us closer to achieving our mission where everyone with a mental illness, without exception, gets the right care and support for them.”

Maudsley Charity has a £40+ million commitment over 5 years to improve the mental health landscape across South London and beyond, with ambitions and plans to amplify and extend the impact of its funding.

Sarah Holloway said:

“I am delighted to be taking on this new role. As the largest specialist funder in mental health, we have a huge opportunity to generate innovation in practice and also to scale what we know works. Both will improve support and address longstanding inequalities for people living with mental illness in South London and beyond. We can only have impact through working in partnership, and I am looking forward to extending and developing our relationships, both locally and nationally.