Sean Donnelly appointed CEO - Hearts and Minds. Improving lives, one smile at a time.

NEWS! Sean Donnelly Appointed CEO

We are delighted to announce that the Board at Hearts & Minds has formally appointed Sean Donnelly as our Chief Executive Officer.

Stephen Gallagher, Chair said:

“the trustees of Hearts & Minds are delighted to confirm Sean Donnelly as our Chief Executive. Sean has taken Hearts & Minds forward with strengthened stakeholder relationships, renewed artistic direction and evaluation across all of our activities. We are delighted for Sean and look forward to working with him on our next steps”

Sean joined Hearts & Minds in 2019 and was in charge of fundraising and then took over as Interim CEO in January 2022. The whole team at Hearts & Minds are delighted that Sean’s appointment has been confirmed and we are all looking forward to continuing to develop our programmes under his leadership.

Congratulations Sean!

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