Following final weeks unhappy information of the passing of MQ’s CEO Lea Milligan, MQ’s govt crew have vowed to keep up the momentum he constructed.
The manager crew, made up of Director of Finance and Operations Jey Balakrishnar, Director of Analysis Partnerships and Growth Emily Wheeler and Head of Advertising and marketing Bryony Doughty are collectively main the organisation for the interim.
“While many can have identified Lea for his ardour, wonderful power, strategic pondering, public talking and common impressiveness, they might solely have guessed that he teamed that with being not solely the most effective managers I’ve ever had, but in addition a buddy and an enormous assist. He coached me by means of skilled and private challenges and went past what you’d anticipate of any colleague or supervisor. It additionally means he has constructed an extremely sturdy crew round him to make sure MQ’s sustainability.
It is unattainable to do him justice in a quote, or certainly in something this brief. As a substitute, I do know I communicate for all of our crew, present MQ and previous, after I say we are going to do him justice by means of persevering with the unimaginable work he did at and thru MQ, and construct on the wonderful momentum he created.”
Emily Wheeler, Director of Analysis Partnerships & Growth
Lea has been MQ’s CEO for 4 years and through that point he put the charity on an upwards trajectory. He launched a brand new technique, remodeled the best way analysis is delivered by organising new partnerships, and grew MQ’s revenue by 165% with a number of 12 months revenue pledges. This leaves MQ in a robust place, absolutely in a position to ship on the thrilling tasks already in progress and to benefit from future alternatives.
“Lea has left us an unimaginable legacy at MQ. We’re in a extra sustainable place than we’ve ever been in earlier than and effectively positioned to navigate no matter we encounter.
We are going to honour Lea by persevering with the work he began.”
Jey Balakrishnar, Director of Finance and Operations
The manager crew have recognised that the lack of a CEO, particularly in such unhappy circumstances, will probably be difficult. However they’re dedicated to honouring Lea’s legacy by not simply persevering with to ship high-quality analysis, but in addition to keep up and develop the huge variety of tasks that Lea was concerned in. They are going to be doing this with the assist of each the charities board of trustees and a good knit workers crew who’ve rallied across the govt crew while they tackle these interim duties.
“Lea taught us all a lot. The way to lead with good humour and encourage others to observe a imaginative and prescient. How to suppose in duality, each concerning the future and the right here and now and easy methods to translate that into a method. His enthusiasm for analysis, and it’s potential to vary lives, was infectious.
You couldn’t have requested for a greater mentor.
We’re dedicated to proceed to steer MQ on the trail to success laid out by Lea and to fulfil his dream of bettering entry to the best healthcare for everybody.”
Bryony Doughty, Head of Advertising and marketing
“His imaginative and prescient and message of hope lives on.”
Shahzad Malik, MQ’s Chairman.
You possibly can learn extra about Lea Milligan’s profession and legacy, together with tributes from a few of those that knew him right here.
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