Jane Beaven will join Young Epilepsy in November as the new Chief Executive.
Jane brings a wealth of leadership experience from both the charity and commercial sectors, having held senior roles at Aviva, The Children’s Trust, Macmillan Cancer Support, and most recently at The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability.
Speaking on her appointment, Jane shared:
“I am proud and excited to be joining Young Epilepsy. I have already seen how much expertise, passion and commitment the team brings to supporting young people with epilepsy, and I feel privileged to be stepping into this role alongside them.
Every person I have met so far has reinforced what I already believed - that Young Epilepsy is full of dedicated people who go above and beyond every day.”
Jane joins Young Epilepsy at a pivotal moment, as we begin to deliver our new 5-year strategy. Under Jane’s leadership, we will continue to build on our strong foundations and drive forward our commitment to
- Providing trusted information and support for children, young people and their families,
- Championing inclusive education,
- Ensuring the health and wellbeing needs of young people with epilepsy are met.
Young Epilepsy Chair of Trustees, Markus Reutimann said ‘On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I would like to extend a warm welcome to Jane who is joining our organisation at a critical moment as we aim to extend our impact and reach across all services of Young Epilepsy.’
We would also like to thank our outgoing Chief Executive, Mark Devlin, who has led Young Epilepsy with passion and purpose for the past seven years. His leadership has helped shape the organisation’s direction and impact, and we wish him every success in the future.
I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at Young Epilepsy. We are a national charity dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people living with epilepsy in the UK and in the past seven years I have witnessed the significant leaps forward taken across all aspects of our work.Mark Devlin, outgoing CEO of Young Epilepsy
I want to take a moment to thank all that have been on this journey with me at Young Epilepsy, and to the children, young people and families that have been so much a part of the amazing progress we have made together.
