New CEO appointed to the Internet Watch Foundation
16 June 2011
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has appointed Susie Hargreaves as its new Chief Executive. She will start in September.
Susie has worked in the Charity sector for more than 25 years, most recently as CEO of The Society of Dyers & Colourists and previously in a range of senior positions including running a number of membership organisations.
Prior to this she ran her own consultancy business specialising in business development, events, marketing and membership for the charity and not-for-profit sector. She started her career in the cultural sector where she worked as a manager of theatre companies and venues and was CEO of Audiences Yorkshire the UK’s largest cultural marketing agency.
In January 2010, she was chosen to take part in Dishaa, an Anglo/Indian government initiative to bring together 25 leaders from both UK and India from all sectors to find solutions to major international issues.
In 2007 she chaired the ‘Salzburg Global Seminar’ programmes on the Arts and also attended Harvard University Executive Programme as one of 60 worldwide delegates on the ‘Women and Power’ programme.
In 2006 she was awarded a prestigious ‘Clore Leadership Fellowship’.
Susie is married and has two children.
Susie said: “I am honoured to have this opportunity to join the IWF, to build on the success of Peter Robbins and work with the team to continue the hugely important work of the organisation, combating child sexual abuse content online.”
Eve Salomon, Chair, IWF said: “Susie brings enthusiasm, leadership skills and experience that makes her ideal to be our new Chief Executive. The IWF operates in a very challenging and increasingly international environment so her experience in expanding the exposure and effectiveness of organisations will be very valuable.”
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For more information about the work of the IWF, visit www.iwf.org.uk
Contact the IWF Communications team on 01223 237700 or email media@iwf.org.uk.
Susie Hargreaves and Eve Salomon will be available for interview in September.
About the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)
The IWF was established in 1996 by the internet industry to provide the UK internet IWF Hotline for the public and IT professionals to report criminal online content in a secure and confidential way. The Hotline service can be used anonymously to report content within our Remit. The IWF works in partnership with the online industry, law enforcement, government, and international partners to minimise the availability of this content, specifically:
- Child sexual abuse images hosted anywhere in the world
- criminally obscene adult content hosted in the UK
- Non-photographic child sexual abuse images hosted in the UK.
For further information on the IWF’s ‘notice and takedown’ service visit http://www.iwf.org.uk/services/removal
For information on the latest trends and figures regarding online child sexual abuse, the IWF Annual Report 2010 is at http://www.iwf.org.uk/accountability/annual-reports/2010-annual-report
