Columbia Threadneedle Foundation
Governance
The Foundation Board of Trustee Directors is made up of colleagues from across our EMEA business who work together to create sustainable partnerships with the charities we support.
Foundation Board of Trustee Directors
Chair
Laura Cook
Head of Corporate Communications, Regional Lead, EMEA & APAC
Trustee Directors
Selma Hassabu
Business Lawyer
Hannah Hebblethwaite
Head of Employee and Leadership Communications
Simon Schofield
Head of Technology Change & Business Management
Andreea Georgescu
Investment Business Manager
Sophie Fiori
EMEA Marketing and Distribution Lead for Responsible Investment
Marcus Beard
Operational Change Manager
James Perrin
Chief Operating Officer, Distribution
Foundation Board of Trustee Directors
Chair
Laura Cook
Head of Strategic Communications
Trustee Directors
Tammie Tang
Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income
James Perrin
Chief Operating Officer, Distribution
Selma Hassabu
Business Lawyer
The Trustees apply a responsible and rigorous process to their choice of charity partners and recipients to ensure funding achieves direct, measurable outcomes and long-term sustainable partnerships are created. Copies of the Foundation’s Annual Report and Financial Statements can be found below.
Latest Columbia Threadneedle Foundation News
11 January 2022
Festive donation enables City Harvest to address food poverty
Festive donation enables City Harvest to address food poverty
A £20,000 donation from Columbia Threadneedle Foundation enabled City Harvest to deliver 80,000 additional meals over the festive period.
4 November 2021
Supporting our charity partners through 2021
Supporting our charity partners through 2021
In 2021 our charity partners continued to deliver their vital work with our support, adapting services and focus to meet additional needs brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic.
31 October 2021
MASKED for children’s well-being
MASKED for children’s well-being
Columbia Threadneedle Foundation is pleased to support MASKED, a limited-edition portrait series shot to raise funds for UK children’s charity AT The Bus, which delivers a school-based programme of art as therapy to young people.
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