Primary Job Title CEO Primary Organization 
DebRA
Location Reading, Reading, United Kingdom Regions Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Gender Male
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Ben had a broad commercial career before joining DEBRA in 2008. This included working at the Burton Group, BT, World-On-Line and Perot Systems. His first CEO role initially involved raising funds to rescue Gladstone plc, an AIM quoted Software Company, and then successfully developing the organisation. Since joining DEBRA the charity has
experienced a financial turn-around. With an acquisition and well implemented gift aid initiative the charity’s retail division has grown from £4m to £8m turnover and quadrupled its net profit. This has restored the continual investment in world-class research that is vital in finding treatments for EB. He is married to Heidi and they have six children. He graduated from Warwick University, was commissioned at Sandhurst and did his MBA at Cranfield. His hobbies include cycling, gardening and kite surfing.
