Former Ten Alps exec appointed

PEACE DIRECT APPOINTS FORMER TEN ALPS EXEC

Peace Direct, the charity that supports local peace building initiatives around the world, has appointed former Ten Alps executive Jo Phillips as Head of Communications with immediate effect.

Peace Direct was launched in 2003 and is committed to the principle that local people are best placed to prevent, resolve and transform conflicts . The London based charity works with peace builders in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe.

Jo Phillips was with Ten Alps, the media company co-founded by Bob Geldof, for ten years, initially as editor of the award winning politics radio show Sunday Service and latterly as Director of Communications for the group. She worked closely with Geldof on his campaign for fathers rights, was executive producer of his series for Channel 4, was a key member of the Live8 team and most recently worked on development of the Peace Channel. Before joining Ten Alps, Jo Phillips was Press Secretary to Paddy Ashdown.

Carolyn Hayman, Chief Executive of Peace Direct said, “ Jo is a fantastic addition to our team. Her skills and experience across media, politics and campaigning will be a great asset as we take Peace Direct to the next stage. “

Jo Phillips said, “ I’m really thrilled to be part of Peace Direct and admire their commitment to a bottom up approach. It’ll be a great new challenge and I hope I can help make a difference.”

Contact; jo@peacedirect.org