David Burland
With nearly 30 years’ experience in the voluntary sector, David is a charity professional whose career has spanned fundraising and operational roles, including Chief Executive, Trustee and NED of several charity-related enterprises.
Simon Newton
Simon is finance director at Emperor and brings a wealth of financial knowledge and expertise to the Board of Trustees.
Kingsley James
Kingsley is a chartered accountant and a director of Emperor. He also sits on the Board of Governors at The Olive Academies, an organisation committed to helping transform the lives of children and young people for whom traditional teaching methods have not worked.
Victoria Capstick
Victoria is a Client Director with a focus on new busines and is passionate about meeting our client's ambitions, and through the Emperor foundation wants to make a positive difference where we can through the Foundation and it's fundraising.
David Hunt
David brings a huge passion for design and creativity, and over 22 years’ experience in building brands, promoting causes, communicating change and finding interesting ways to engage with audiences. He is focused on using these skills to make a positive difference to our charity partners.
Sarah Edwards
Sarah is a Chartered Accountant who brings a wealth of financial expertise, supporting the governance of the charity. She is also passionate about giving back to our local communities and fundraising for our partner organisations.
Simon Tappenden
Simon is the internal operational lead for Emperor, so has a birds-eye view and steer on how to get things done across the business. In a former role, Simon worked in the charity sector for a number of years, so has first hand experience of fundraising, governance and charity operations. He combines his practical skillset and charity background to enable a clear path of success for the foundation.