Who We Are
Chief Executive
Stephen Elsden
Stephen has twenty years experience in the voluntary sector, and before joining Compaid was in charge of marketing for Leonard Cheshire Disability. He is a former Trustee of the Institute of Fundraising and former Chairman of Build Africa. He lives in Tunbridge Wells with his wife and daughter.Our Trustees are:
Christopher Langridge, Chairman
Chris is a solicitor and a partner at Tunbridge Wells law firm Cripps Harries Hall LLP and this enables him to give guidance to the trustees on legal and governance issues. Chris is married, has two sons and lives in Rotherfield.Mike Bullett, Treasurer
Mike is a chartered accountant with many years in practice in London, Poland and Jersey. He is a churchwarden and treasurer of a local Parish and a keen bellringer, cricket watcher and wine enthusiast.Sarah Bullett
Sarah works with children with learning difficulties. She has been a volunteer at Compaid for 16 years and a trustee for about 6 years. Her main interests are outdoor - particularly horse-riding and walking.Richard Snow
Richard is retired, having been in Fundraising for 30 years, most recently as Fundraising Director for Hospice in the Weald. He is a respected local historian and author, and lives in Pembury with his wife Chris.Rob Atkinson
Rob is a keen football fan and a member of Tunbridge Wells Football Club's 'Ability for All' club. He has been a client at Compaid's Activities Centre for four years, and also attends the local Spadework and Headway centres.
Emmanuel Berard
Emmanuel has a varied career in international Human Resources in a number of sectors from global professional services, finance and technology firms. He has a considerable history of involvement in a number of charities: volunteer with the horticultural project at L’Arche, Head of Major Donors for the NSPCC, fundraising for The Food Chain and, until recently, Trustee, Chair of the Strategy and Development Committee for The Children of Calcutta. In his leisure time, Emmanuel is a keen amateur painter.
John Turner
A Yorkshire-man by birth, John has had a long career in industry, primarily the automotive sector. He was an economist within Ford of Europe, and subsequently managed their Governmental Affairs activity. Here he was deeply involved in strategic planning, specialising in analysing the external environment. John has also held secondment and consultancy positions with the DTI and the Brussels-based European Automotive industry association. John Osmond
John is an Executive at IBM working with Alliance partners. He has 35 years experience in the Information Technology industry working in sales, marketing and consulting. He is a local Kent magistrate and his other interests include skiing and golf.Jenny Barrow
Jenny has several years experience as a chartered secretary in professional firms, the construction industry and financial sector. She is currently assistant secretary for a friendly society. Her interests include Russian language and culture and Scottish dancing.
Tony Riddeck
Tony is retired, having been Chief Executive of Croydon Citizens Advice Bureau for twelve years until July 2009. Prior to that he was a senior HR manager in BT . He moved to Tunbridge Wells last December and has quickly come to love the town. He is also a volunteer for Compaid one day a week at the Activities Centre.