Charity Retail Association names new CEO

The Charity Retail Association, the only body in the UK that represents the interest of charity retailers, has named Martin Blackwell as its

new chief executive officer.

Blackwell will join the association in January 2015 from the Association of Town and City Management, where he has been CEO since 2010, and will replace Warren Alexander who is retiring.

Prior to his time at ACTM, Blackwell served as chief executive of Action for Market Towns after 20 years spent in the retail sector.

He is currently a director of the International Downtown Association and is on the advisory board for the National Skills Academy for Retail and the DCLG Future High Street Forum.