TRANSAID has announced the appointment of former Traffic Commissioner for Scotland, Joan Aitken OBE FCILT, as chair of its board of trustees.
Joan has been a long-time supporter of the international development organisation and has taken part in two Transaid fundraising cycle challenges, visited projects in Uganda and Zambia, and has been a trustee since March 2019.
She takes over from Jo Godsmark, chief operating officer of BigChange. During her tenure Transaid has grown its programmes and fundraising income, and is currently involved in projects within nine countries across sub-Saharan Africa.
