New chair for Alzheimer’s Society

Dame Suzi Leather has been made chair of Alzheimer’s Society and takes over the role from Stephen Hill in September.  Dame Suzi has previously chaired the Charity Commission and held several other leadership positions in the health and charity sectors.  CEO Kate Lee welcomed the announcement by the Society’s board of trustees and said Dame Suzi’s skills and experience would be “integral in supporting us to achieve our ambitious strategy and ending the devastation caused by dementia.”