Our Trustees

Bill is an International CFO, with 30-year career in US and UK high tech companies. Bill brings a skillset covering Strategic Direction and Planning; Treasury Management and strong Financial Leadership.

Carina has almost 20 years’ experience working in online retail, managing consumer brands and the user experience. She is currently the CEO of a digital retail marketing and consulting agency eCommerce Nurse, which she founded in 2017. Carina brings a strong commercial background in digital, branding, marketing and advertising. After spending eight years living in Costa Rica, and travelling Latin America, she saw the extreme disadvantages children have in certain parts of the world and wanted to support a charity that strives for change and justice.

David joins the Board with extensive experience in international development, humanitarian relief and advocacy. He has worked worked for World Vision in Angola, Switzerland and Costa Rica and is currently the Director of Policy and Programmes for World Vision UK. He believes passionately that real change for children demands strong and innovative local level programming that links local level advocacy with national and global policy change.

David is the lead Trustee for safeguarding. If you have any safeguarding concerns about Toybox or any of our partners please contact [email protected]

Fernando brings a wealth of Human Resources experience to the Board from his current role as Head of HR Operations at the Royal College of Psychiatrists and previously as the Associate Director of People for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Fernando is the lead Trustee for Climate and the Environment.

Francis brings a passion for innovative tools and solutions for employee engagement from his current role as the Director for Organisational Wellbeing for Gallagher, a global insurance brokerage, risk management, and consulting firm. Francis is the lead Trustee for Data Protection.

Gaynor is our current Vice-Chair and brings significant experience as a former Finance Director with substantial career in the media and entertainment industry as well as serving as a Trustee for Greenbelt for over 10 years.

Jamie has almost 2 decades experience working in financial markets and investment banking with placements in the UK, Asia and Europe. He brings a strong background of investment advice to some of the world’s largest investment banks and financial institutions, and is currently a director at Daiwa Capital Market. Jamie also has an active role in property development and investment in the UK.