A CEO has said she will miss Liverpool “immensely” when she moves to Canada in the new year.
Normandie Wragg is returning home in the spring and in doing so will depart from her role as the long-term leader of Edge Hill-based independent charity Nugent which describes itself as “caring for, educating, and protecting vulnerable children, young people and adults through schools, care homes, and community and social work services”.
Ms Wragg is returning to be closer to her family.
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She told the ECHO : “I will miss this city immensely, the music and the people, not to mention their fierce determination and passion. I have never seen a community pull together to look out for its own as much as Liverpool does. I am most proud of our staff's care and compassion for the people they care for and their families who support them to do this important and essential work."
Having first joined in 2013 as director of operations, Ms Wragg has been responsible for the overall stewardship of Nugent, having been delegated authority by the trustees of the charity.
Introducing Nugent’s first Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy in 2020, Ms Wragg is “an advocate for inclusivity”, with her pledge to increase ethnic diversity seeing staff diversity increase in the charity by 3% to 6% over the last two years.
Ms Wragg, who is also chair of the Liverpool 800 group of charities, added: “Throughout the pandemic, we all realised the importance of family and being with our loved ones. I have taken the incredibly difficult decision to step down from my role as Nugent CEO in 2023, in order to move back home to be closer to my Canadian family. My heart will always be with Nugent.
“My time at Nugent, which has coincided with our 140-year anniversary, has been extraordinary and I am immensely proud of everything that we have achieved as a charity that cares for, educates and protects vulnerable children, young people and adults through our schools, care homes and community and social work services.”
Deputy chief executive and chief governance officer Joanne Henney will begin handing over from Ms Wragg starting from January and will act as interim CEO whilst trustees recruit to the permanent position.
She told the ECHO : “I am delighted to have now been given the opportunity to take on the interim CEO role during the time in which Nugent will explore the recruitment of a new permanent CEO. I will strive to continue to provide the invaluable services that Nugent provides throughout the Liverpool City Region, with the support of our staff and strong leadership team, I am looking forward to taking Nugent forward throughout the months to come.”
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