Alcohol Concern Appoints a New Chief Executive
Alcohol Concern has announced the appointment of Don Shenker as Chief Executive.
Alcohol Concern has announced the appointment of Don Shenker as Chief Executive. Shenker comes to the role after three years within Alcohol Concern as Director of Policy and Services during which time he’s led Alcohol Concern’s policy drive to improve local commissioning for alcohol interventions and been at the forefront of the organisation’s campaigns to improve access to quality alcohol services.
Penny McVeigh, Chair of Alcohol Concern says of his appointment:
"Don is a skilled and passionate advocate for change in alcohol policy. His experience gives him a direct understanding of alcohol issues in the community that will serve the organisation well. Alcohol Concern and its members, partners and allies can be confident he will provide strong leadership and ensure that the organisation continues to fulfil its role at the forefront of all aspects of the alcohol debate".
Don Shenker says:
"I feel extremely honoured to have been given the opportunity to lead Alcohol Concern. There has never been a better time to be knocking on Government’s door to strengthen alcohol control and intervention policies. The evidence is clearly on our side. We must continue the excellent progress the field has achieved so far and campaign hard for increased funding for a range of alcohol interventions and for much tighter policy controls to reduce the rising costs of alcohol misuse.
The first priority is to engage with and increase our membership base, building a solid coalition to take our arguments forward to Government. I look forward to meeting many of our partners and allies in the weeks to come to discuss how we can work together to achieve this."
Alcohol Concern