Senior appointments with effect from January 2012

STEP has grown around the world, increasing both the services it provides to members and its influencing role in public policy and now has 17,000 members in over 80 countries. To support the key aims of the membership, the STEP Board is building resilience and future organisational potential with the following senior appointments in the STEP office in London creating a new executive team who will report to Chief Executive David Harvey:

- George Hodgson becomes Deputy Chief Executive
- Elaine Crehan becomes Chief Operating Officer Member Service
- Jim Walkinshaw becomes Chief Operating Officer Finance and Resources

STEP Chief Executive, David Harvey said, 'These new appointments will underpin the further growth of STEP's ability to serve today's and tomorrow's STEP members. STEP's secretariat will continue to evolve to meet opportunities and challenges. In the increasingly demanding professional world of our members, these appointments support our Board and Council who are all volunteers allowing the Board and Council to focus on the strategic leadership of the Society'.