Claire Horton

Claire Horton CBE (born 20 May 1962) is a British executive and charity worker. Since January 2021, she has been Director General of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), the body responsible for the care and upkeep of the graves and memorials of the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth Forces who died in the first and second World Wars. CWGC operates in 23,000 locations across 153 countries. Previously she was the chief executive officer of Battersea Dogs & Cats Home (2010-2021), she was appointed into the role of Battersea Vice President in December 2020, chief executive of the University of Warwick Students' Union (2002–2008) and the chief executive of the Variety Club of Great Britain (2008–2010). Quotes I sat down and talked to everyone, from the staff and trustees to the volunteers, stakeholders and celebrities, about what they did and what the charity was doing right and wrong." The restructuring of the fundraising team has been crucial. It had been almost entirely focused on events, so Horton set it the goal of developing new funding sources such as individual giving and corporate donations. You have to invest up front to raise money through things like individual giving, and you don't always see the returns in the first year That enthuses staff as they see the benefits, which lifts morale, making people happier and more motivated." External link Category:Women from the United Kingdom Category:Living people Category:entrepreneurs Category:1962 births Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire