Charity boss steps down

The chairman of young people’s charity CXK is to step down after five years.

David Philpott, pictured, will leave his role at the Ashfordbased organisation, which tries to help people find work and i mprove t heir skills, at the end of this month.

Dick Fedorcio, a trustee since 2013, takes over as the group’s new chairman.

Mr Philpott, who lives in Ashford, said his main focus now will be his role as chief executive of Wiltshire Air Ambulance and as chief executive of Yalding rehabilitation charity The Kenward Trust.

He said: “Five years is a long time and in my experience good leaders know not only when to start a thing but also when it’s time to move on. The CXK I now leave is unrecognisable from the organisation I joined in 2012.

“We deliver 11 contracts to children and young people across Kent, Essex and Sussex, having diversified our income streams and invested in new services.”