Founder David Hammond retires as CEO of Human Rights At Sea

David Hammond

By Gavin van Marle

14/09/2017

The trustees of maritime charity Human Rights at Sea have announced that founder David Hammond (pictured) will retire as chief executive on 1 October and become a trustee.

The charity said it will appoint a new chief officer and expand the number of trustees to “bring in further expertise in support of the charity’s continuing growth”.

Mr Hammond is set to take up a senior executive role in the NGO sector in Switzerland.

He established the charity, backed by his own savings, based on a ...

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