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The Terrence Higgins Trust, the largest provider of HIV and sexual health services in the UK’s voluntary sector, has fired its chief executive.The Terrence Higgins Trust, the largest provider of HIV and sexual health services in the UK’s voluntary sector, has fired its chief executive.
A statement by the charity’s board of trustees said Dr Rosemary Gillespie, who had only been in her post for 15 months, had been asked to step down with immediate effect. It said a change of leadership was required.A statement by the charity’s board of trustees said Dr Rosemary Gillespie, who had only been in her post for 15 months, had been asked to step down with immediate effect. It said a change of leadership was required.
Gillespie succeeded Sir Nick Partridge, who held the position for 20 years. The chairman of the board, Robert Glick, said it had been a “privilege to work with Rosemary”, who had been “the driving force behind a new strategy for THT”. Gillespie succeeded Sir Nick Partridge, who held the position for 20 years. The chairman of the board Robert Glick said it had been a “privilege to work with Rosemary”, who had been “the driving force behind a new strategy for THT”.
But Glick said Gillespie’s tenure had been marked by “considerable change”. Under Glick’s predecessor, Christopher Bones, the charity had undergone a period of restructuring, marked by a number of departures of long-serving staff, including Partridge. But Glick said Gillespie’s tenure had been marked by “considerable change”. Under Glick’s predecessor Christopher Bones, the charity had undergone a period of restructuring, marked by a number of departures of long-serving staff, including Partridge.
Turnover of employees remained high under Gillespie and she is understood to have clashed with a number of senior colleagues. “What the charity needed was a period of stability, but what it got was more upheaval,” a former senior member of staff told the Guardian. Turnover of employees remained high under Gillespie, and it has been claimed that she clashed with senior colleagues. “What the charity needed was a period of stability, but what it got was more upheaval,” a former senior member of staff told the Guardian.
Her replacement has not been named. Interim arrangements would be announced soon, the statement said. Her replacement has not been named. Interim arrangements would be announced soon, the trust’s statement said.
The Guardian is seeking comment from Gillespie. But Gillespie said she felt she was treated “unfairly” after being told on Monday that the board wanted her to stand down. “I was surprised and disappointed and I do not think I have been treated well,” she told the Guardian.
Gillespie denied falling out with her staff, and said that the THT’s board “did not have the stomach” to see through the programme of changes she was brought in to manage. She added that there were people at the Trust who “preferred the organisation to stay as it was”.
She said: “I have done nothing wrong. A number of people have left since I joined, as you would expect during a significant period of change. Perhaps people should look more closely at the board’s leadership and the detrimental impact their leadership is having on people who use THT’s services.”