Former Heathrow exec to lead Brum charity
A BIRMINGHAM charity has recruited a former senior executive from Heathrow Airport to be its first ever executive director.
Paul Mitchell held several senior roles at the London airport and worked across projects there during the 2012 London Olympics including recruiting and training up to 1,000 volunteers to work at Heathrow throughout the games.
He also helped to design and then run Heathrow’s first multi-agency control room which was operating during the 2012 Olympics.
Mr Mitchell joins LoveBrum from the Royal Life Saving Society where he spent four years as operations director and deputy chief executive for the wealth.
LoveBrum supports and funds hidden gem projects which strive to make Birmingham a better place to live.
Since its inception in 2015, it has showcased more than 150 causes, funded 50 projects and donated a total of £80,000 to local projects.
Mr Mitchell said: “It is great to be working with such an impactful charity, helping a range of small causes across Birmingham. As soon as I saw the work of LoveBrum, I wanted to get involved.
“I’m excited to get started and help drive LoveBrum forward, even more so with the Big Lottery Fund partnership that will help us grow our reach and impact even more.” UK and Common-
The appointment comes after the charity secured £250,000 of National Lottery funding earlier this year to fund new roles within the charity, including the appointment of Mr Mitchell.
It will also be used to support local projects.
LoveBrum’s co-founder and trustee PJ Ellis added: “We truly believe that Paul will be a great asset to the team, with his experience and expertise working with other charities and businesses.
“This is a really exciting time for LoveBrum and this executive director role helps us re-focus our strategy to make the most of the momentum that we’ve created, but really drive all of our efforts forward.”