We’re delighted to announce that Chris Martin is becoming a member of MQ as an interim CEO.
He’ll work with the Charity’s dynamic group to drive extra impactful analysis and funding partnerships and construct on their robust observe document of success established during the last 13 years.
Chris brings a wealth of charity and psychological well being sector expertise to MQ, having beforehand led The Combine, a digital psychological well being charity for younger folks, which he merged with Psychological Well being Improvements in 2024 to create the UK’s largest early intervention service for psychological well being underpinned by knowledge perception and digital outreach.
Chris is the Chair of BEAT, the nationwide consuming problems charity, and likewise serves as a trustee of the Psychological Well being Basis. In 2017, he labored with the Royal Family and 7 different nationwide charities to essentially problem stigma across the nation’s psychological well being via the ground-breaking ‘Heads Collectively’ marketing campaign.
“It’s an unimaginable privilege to be becoming a member of MQ throughout such an thrilling interval” says Chris.
“The chance for MQ has for making a world affect on psychological well being via progressive analysis is extra wanted than ever. I’m wanting ahead to working with our proficient and impressive group to rise to this problem.”
Chris’s appointment follows the departure of Andy Ratcliffe who’s leaving MQ to pursue different pursuits. His appointment coincides with a very thrilling time for MQ because the charity is presently supporting 39 lively analysis tasks, together with 27 grants and 12 analysis partnerships throughout 9 nations. You possibly can learn extra in MQ’s most up-to-date Annual Report.
MQ’s Chair Dr Shahzad Malik stated “The board stays clear that MQ is exceptionally positioned to satisfy a basic hole in psychological well being analysis wants. We’re dedicated to construct additional momentum for larger psychological well being analysis affect going ahead, each instantly beneath Chris’ skilled interim management, and from the appointment of MQ’s long run successor CEO.”
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