THE Board of Trustees of the British Nutrition Foundation has announced the appointment of Elaine Hindal as the Foundation’s new Chief Executive Officer. Elaine will join the British Nutrition Foundation in the New Year from her current role as Chief Executive of the charity Drinkaware.

Elaine has worked in a number of senior leadership roles within both the charity sector as well as the food and healthcare industries in the UK and North America and holds a master’s degree in Occupational Psychology, which underpins her long-term interest in behaviour change. She is a Trustee of The Royal Mencap Society and Change Grow Live, a national alcohol and drug treatment charity, as well as being a member of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations.

Professor Colin Dennis, current Chair of the Board of Trustees at the British Nutrition Foundation said: 

“Elaine has an enormous depth of operational leadership experience in the charity and food sectors, where she has established a strong track record of effectively translating evidence-based scientific information into accessible and relevant communication to promote healthy lifestyles. We are therefore delighted to welcome her to the Foundation where this experience will prove invaluable.”

Professor John Mathers, incoming Chair of the Board of Trustees added:

“As the events of the last two years have shown, the focus on the health of the nation has never been more important and I am tremendously excited therefore that Elaine has chosen to join us at such a critical time. Elaine demonstrated a real passion for our work, and our evidence-based approach to improve nutrition and public health by making healthy sustainable diets more accessible.

Professor Mathers continued: 

“We look forward to welcoming Elaine and helping her build upon the excellent work in the field of nutrition science and education of our current Director-General, Professor Judy Buttriss and Managing Director, Roy Ballam, who are stepping down from their current roles at the end of this calendar year after many years dedicated service.”

Elaine commented: 

“I’m excited to be joining the British Nutrition Foundation at this time. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to society and to attitudes towards health and well-being. With such a great depth of educational and scientific experience in the team, I hope to help ensure that the British Nutrition Foundation is best positioned to play its part as one of the UK’s leading charities concerned with nutrition, building upon Judy and Roy’s impressive legacy.”