Our Vice Presidents help raise the charity’s profile and income by encouraging others to support Muscular Dystrophy UK. They are ambassadors for our cause and take a proactive approach to increasing support.
Vice Presidents receive regular correspondence and information from Muscular Dystrophy UK to ensure that they are well informed about progress in all areas of our work.
Our Vice Presidents
- Anil Ahir
- Sophia Bergqvist
- Frances Carey
- Jeremy Champion
- Candida Crewe
- Charity Crewe
- Sebastian Crewe
- Victoria Elliston
- Sir Alex Ferguson CBE
- Andrew Graham
- Bernie Henderson
- Louisa Hill
- Matthew Kelly
- Sarah E Kelly
- Simon Knights
- Charles G Manby MBE
- Nicola Manby
- Andy Martin
- Ian Mathieson
- Ann McNeil
- Jeremy D Pelczer
- Julian Pritchard
- Michael A Thirkettle
- Baroness Celia Thomas of Winchester MBE
- Robert Warner
- Andrew J Weir
- Alex Wellesley Wesley
- Sir Guy Weston
- Tim Lumsdon
Our Research Vice Presidents
- Professor Kate Bushby M.D.
- Professor Patrick Chinnery FRCP FMedSci
- Professor Dame Kay E Davies DBE FRS FMed Sci
- Dr David Hilton-Jones MA MD FRCP FRCPE
- Professor Darren Monckton PhD
- Professor Francesco Muntoni FRCPCH FMed Sci
- Doctor Rosaline Quinlivan
- Professor Mary Reilly
- Professor Volker Straub
- Professor Douglas M Turnbull MBBS (Hons), MD, PhD, FRCP
- Professor Matthew Wood MBChB MA DPhil
Vice President’s Lunch
All Vice Presidents are invited to our annual lunch meeting of hosted by our CEO and Chairman. The meetings are the key forum in which we inform and thank our Vice Presidents.
During the meeting they get the opportunity to network with one another. They also receive a full update on our work and research from Trustees, members of the Senior Executive Team and other staff members.