Senior Leader
Chay Champness
Chief operating officer
Bio
I’m responsible for our corporate services directorate. That means teams such as finance, IT, legal and HR. I also take the lead on our growth, impact and strategy.
Chay leads our operational, financial and strategic functions.
He began his career on the NHS finance graduate training scheme and is a chartered management accountant. He has held senior roles across the education, charity and corporate sectors including five years at the Institute of Cancer Research.
Chay has been a trustee and governor for several schools and charities.
It’s enormously rewarding being part of Breast Cancer Now. We do brilliant work as a charity, and it’s great to play a part in that positive impact for people with breast cancer.