Oxfam chief who hit out at media over sex scandal finally quits
The aid charity sex scandal claimed another scalp last night with the resignation of Oxfam’s chief executive.
Mark Goldring, who has been in charge since 2013 and had accused the media of overplaying the scandal, said he would go at the end of the year to allow someone else to ‘rebuild’ the beleaguered organisation.
he said Oxfam needed fresh vision and energy following revelations that aid workers had used prostitutes when working in earthquake-hit haiti.
Mr Goldring had refused all calls to go, even after a whistleblower claimed senior staff ignored warnings about the extent of sex abuse. his announcement comes a month after Sir Alan Parker quit as chairman of Save the Children over claims that allegations against two executives were covered up.
One of the executives, Justin Forsyth, had resigned as deputy executive director of Unicef after admitting inappropriate behaviour while at Save the Children UK. In February, Oxfam’s deputy chief executive Penny Lawrence