Senior Management Team

The Senior Management Team is responsible for the leadership, strategy and priorities of the organisation, for the delivery of the Business Plan and Budget, and for the overall day to day running of The Trust.

Martina Milburn, CBE

Chief Executive

Martina joined The Trust in May 2004, after having been Chief Executive of the BBC Children in Need Appeal since 2000.

Martina trained and began her career as a journalist, established the Press and Communications function for the Catholic Fund for Overseas Development (CAFOD) and worked on a freelance basis for a range of charities. She then held the post of Chief Executive of the Association of Spinal Injury Research, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (ASPIRE) - a service delivery charity - for seven years, growing the staff from five to 100. In this role Martina was responsible for the development of Europe's first integrated arts, sports and rehabilitation centre.

In the 2012 New Year honours list, Martina received a CBE for services to charity.

Michael Mercieca

Director of Finance 

Michael joined the Prince’s Trust in June 2003 as Finance Director. He is now responsible for Finance, Operations & Resources across the Trust. Michael comes from a media background and has worked for BBC Worldwide, BSkyB and advised companies such as NTL, Telewest, The Co-operative Bank and Yellow Pages through his own consultancy company, Media Gap.

Ginny Lunn

Director of Policy and Strategy

Ginny started her career as a teacher in Leeds then moved to Dublin to be involved in ‘Youth Reach’, a new initiative for young people excluded from school. There she developed new programmes and qualifications for young people to re-engage, motivate and develop their skills, including youth leadership and peer education programmes.

She joined the Prince’s Trust in 1999 initially as Project Manager for ‘Breaking Barriers’ , a high profile international programme ,and went on to manage and develop a range of programmes, before becoming head of Policy and Development in 2003. In 2007 she was appointed Director of Policy and Development where she formed a new team responsible for Public Affairs , Policy and Research, Innovation and developing strategic partnerships. She is currently Director of Policy and Strategy.

Steve Wiggins

Director of Human Resources

Steve joined The Trust from Sue Ryder Care, where he had been HR Director for three and a half years. Before Sue Ryder, Steve was at Barclays, where he undertook a number of senior HR jobs, including Head of HR for Barclays Business Banking and HR Director for Barclays Corporate Banking. He has extensive experience in the development of HR strategy, change management, diversity, leadership and management development.

Paul Brown

Director of Marketing and Communications

The strength of The Prince's Trust brand makes us a positive choice for our young clients, supporters and partners alike. Paul leads The Trust's marketing and communications team who are dedicated to the task of spreading our message to the widest possible audience while building long term value in the brand. Paul joined The Trust in 2002, became head of marketing in 2005 and joined the senior management team in 2007. Previously, Paul managed marketing campaigns for a range of sports, arts and leisure venues. From 1996 to 2002 he was head of marketing at Arts & Business - a charity which, like The Trust, has HRH The Prince of Wales as its President.

Julian Barrell

Director of Fundraising

Julian joined The Prince’s Trust in 1999 and has held a number of fundraising roles including corporate and major donor development. Since 2002 Julian has led on the creation of The Trust’s successful Leadership Group concept and a number of other new fundraising initiatives including the Invest in Futures gala dinner. Prior to joining The Prince’s Trust, Julian worked in fundraising at the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Wayne Mason

Fairbridge Director

Wayne Mason assumed the post of Fairbridge Director in June 2011. After completing a 22 year career with the Army, he led the Fairbridge Teesside team for three years, improving on and building up the Centre’s infrastructure and services to young people. As a soldier, Wayne saw service in a number of theatres around the world, rising to the rank of Warrant Officer through selection and merit. As a member of the Prince’s Trust Senior Management Team, Wayne is responsible for leading the Fairbridge programme as it merges with the Prince’s Trust.

Alan Kennedy

Director of Operations

Having started in the hotel industry with Trusthouse Forte and Granada, Alan went on to join Whitbread PLC where he was responsible for the management and development of several brands, including Beefeater and David Lloyd. He led regional teams of 700 people. He moved on to become Operations Director at Punch Taverns and, subsequently, a board director for Route Organisation, a business services provider in the leisure industry. In his most recent role as Director of Operations at Companion Care Ltd, Alan was responsible for running and growing an innovative and complex veterinary practice network based in Pets at Home stores across the country. Alan already has links with The Trust and is a business mentor for five young people in the Staffordshire area - something he started in 2009. He also coaches a local junior football team. He joined The Trust in September 2011.