Kirsty Smith was appointed as Bond’s new Board Chair following Bond’s AGM on 20 November 2024. Kirsty succeeds Kate Sayer who was previously Chair since November 2019. Kirsty officially started her tenure in December 2024.
Kirsty is Chief Executive at CBM UK and BasicNeeds and is part of the leadership of the CBM Global Disability Inclusion Federation. In addition to her strategic leadership of the organisation, Kirsty leads CBM UK’s technical advisory work, promoting broader, systemic change and supporting others to put inclusion into practice. She is currently a member of the UK Government Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office’s External Disability Challenge Board.
Her previous roles include Chief Executive for All We Can (formerly Methodist Relief and Development Fund); Advocacy and Campaigns Director for World Action, a pioneering programme empowering young people to take action on global injustice; Chair of CBM International; and Vice Chair of Bond.