25 January 2001

National Lottery Charities Board appoints new Personnel Director

David Fielding has been appointed to the post of Director of Personnel, National Lottery Charities Board, following the departure of Stephen Bubb, who left to become Chief Executive of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations in September 2000.

David Fielding will join the National Lottery Charities Board on 5 March 2001.

David Fielding began his career in the early 80s in the leisure and recreation Industry. He moved to London in 1986 to manage various Leisure centres with Westminster City Council and then for Civic Leisure Limited. He gained his Diploma with the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management in 1990.

Since then he has worked in personnel at senior levels in Hammersmith and Fulham and Hackney councils. While in post he secured his Diploma in Personnel Management and a MSc in Human Resource Development from the South Bank University.

From 1995-2000 he was Director of Human Resources at Phoenix House, one of the UK's largest providers of Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Services. He is currently Strategic Adviser for Lewisham Council and heads the Employee Relations and Strategic Employment Policy functions.

David, who is a Professional Adviser for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and the UK's Local Government representative on the Industrial Society's National Leadership Forum, lectures at Guildhall and South Bank University.

He is also the Manager of the GB National Aikido Squad and Europe's most successful competitive Aikidoka. He is currently Individual National Champion and has led the National Squad to numerous victories around the World over the past decade. As well as being a World Champion he is also an ex- Guinness World Record holder which catapulted him in at number 71 of Channel 4's World Worst TV Moments from Hell.

Timothy Hornsby, Chief Executive, National Lottery Charities Board, said: 'I am delighted the Charities Board has appointed David Fielding to lead the Personnel Directorate. There is now an opportunity to take stock, identify future trends and pressures and improve internal communications within the organisation and secure IIP accreditation. His experience in Local Government, the private sector and with a leading charity, equip him admirably for this task.'

David Fielding said: 'I am delighted to have the opportunity to join Europe's largest general purpose grant maker. There are enormous challenges in directing a dynamic Personnel function within a devolved organisational structure. I want to take the Charities Board forward and build upon its successes. The Charities Board has a diverse and talented work force and I want to explore ways of enhancing its staff's potential, progress equalities, and develop further strong partnerships with our stakeholders.'

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Notes to editors

1. The National Lottery Charities Board distributes money from the National Lottery to voluntary and community groups. It receives 4.7 pence of every £1 spent on the Lottery. Since 1995 the Charities Board has awarded more than £1.8 billion to more than 37,000 groups.