Leadership & Governance

As a charity operating in 20 countries, the Movember Foundation complies with a range of regulatory and governance obligations. We take these responsibilities very seriously and are committed to best practice levels of transparency, accountability and governance.

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Leadership and governance structure

The Movember Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors, who delegate part of their work to specialised committees to ensure that the organization holds itself to the highest standards.

Movember Foundation Board of Directors

The Board's role is to ensure that the Movember Foundation maintains the highest standards of performance, governance, accountability, transparency and cost to fundraising ratios. The Board annually reviews the performance of the CEO and the Executive Director of Programs. Our Board is skills-based, with members each bringing a wide range of expertise and experience.

In keeping with the Movember Foundation’s focus on minimizing administrative costs, all Board members are unpaid for their directorships. The below mentioned Board Members also constitute (in the same composition) the Board of Movember Europe.

John Hughes
Chair
Owen Sharp
Executive Director, CEO
Paul Villanti
Executive Director, Programs
Andrew Gibbins
Non-Executive Director
Prof. Colleen Nelson
Non-Executive Director
Nick Reece
Non-Executive Director
Katherine Howard
Non-executive Director
Simon Traynor
Non-executive Director
Kellie Johnston
Non-executive Director

Global Leadership Team

Responsible for executing the strategies set by the Board of Directors, the Global Leadership Team ensure relevant, transparent and accountable outcomes in line with the Movember Foundation’s vision.

Owen Sharp
CEO
Juliette Smith
Interim Chief Marketing Officer
Elaine Farrelly
Chief Operations Officer
 
Paul Villanti
Executive Director, Programs
Charlotte Webb
Chief Fundraising & Development Officer
Stuart Read
Acting General Counsel
 
 
 
 
 

Global Scientific Committee

Oversees the implementation of the Movember Foundation’s Global Action Plan and provides strategic thought leadership and advice on prostate and testicular cancer research.

Prof. Colleen Nelson
Chair
Prof. Jack Schalken
Dr. Robert Bristow, MD
Dr. Jonathan W. Simons, MD
A/Prof. Bill Watson
Paul Villanti
Dr. Caroline Moore
Mr. Westley Sholes
Patient Advocate
Prof. Silke Gillessen
Dr. Theodorus van der Kwast
Dr. Robert Reiter

Global Men's Health Advisory Committee

Oversees the implementation of the Movember Foundation’s Global Men’s Health Strategy. Informs the prioritization of our men’s health investment opportunities through:

  • Strategic thought leadership on opportunities and gaps in the field of men’s health and wellbeing
  • Establishing working groups to draw on country-specific or local expertise
  • Assisting in the design of, and participating in, global activities to share the learning outcomes of our men’s health project
Don McCreary
Past-Chair
Men’s Health Consultant and owner, DRM Scientific Consulting
Judy Y. Chu
Chair
Affiliated Faculty member, Program in Human Biology, Stanford University
Steven Cummins
Professor of Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Nancy Rhodes
Assistant Professor, School of Communication, Ohio State University
Jon Willis
Research Director, University of Queensland Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, University of Queensland
Peter Norman Levesque
President at the Institute for Knowledge Mobilization, Ottawa.
Daphne Watkins
Associate Professor and Director of the YBMen Project, University of Michigan.
Kathryn Page
Psychologist and Mental Health and Workplace Mental Health Advocate, Deloitte Consulting, Melbourne.

Global Prostate Cancer Outcomes Committee

Provides strategic thought leadership, oversight, review and advice on prostate cancer survivorship solutions, projects and interventions.

Professor Dame Jessica Corner, BSc, PhD
Chair
Dr. Jens Deerberg-Wittram
Dr Margaret Fitch
Dr Mike Glode
Prof. Villis Marshall

Finance and Audit Committee

Ensures the reliability and integrity of information prepared for the Board of Directors, the integrity of internal controls, and the effectiveness of the external audit function.

Katherine Howard
Chair
Andrew Gibbins
John Hughes

Remuneration Committee

Sets the organisational remuneration policy, including reviewing and setting the remuneration of the CEO, Executive Director of Programs, and key leaders.

Andrew Gibbins
Chair
Nick Reece
Katherine Howard