Our people

Kate Butchart, Director of Philanthropy, CVC, joined the DHL UK Foundation board in January 2020. Kate is responsible for CVC Foundation setting strategy and implementing delivery for the core portfolio of charity partners. In addition she supports CVC’s portfolio companies in developing their CSR strategies and programmes as well as other CVC CSR initiatives such as employee engagement programmes. Previously Kate was the Head of Corporate Citizenship, EMEA, Credit Suisse until 2021. While at the bank she was responsible for leading Credit Suisse’s regional EMEA Corporate Citizenship programme, including charitable grant making and employee engagement activities. She worked closely with senior management developing overall strategic priorities, managed the Credit Suisse EMEA Foundation and oversaw the Bank’s relationships with key charity partners. In addition to being a trustee of the DHL UK Foundation, Kate is a school governor and a volunteer netball coach.

Jennifer is CEO of Phoenix Dance Theatre in Leeds. She started her career as a graduate trainee at the NSPCC, spending nine years with the Society in fundraising focused roles. She then spent seven years helping to establish the Institute of Imagination, an innovative organisation focused on ensuring children and their families are supported to develop the skills they will need to thrive in an uncertain future.

Prior to joining Phoenix in 2021, Jennifer was Interim Chief Executive of the Voices Foundation, a national charity committed to transforming music education so every child can find their voice, where she helped them successfully navigate the impact of Covid-19. She is Trustee of Together Women, Trustee of the Friends Provident Foundation, and Governor of the Darley and Summerbridge Primary School Federation.

Jennifer joined the DHL UK Foundation as a Trustee in February 2026.

Barry joined the Board of Trustees in February 2026.

Barry became CEO of Youth Futures Foundation, the What Works centre for youth employment, in January 2023.

Barry’s career has been dedicated to supporting people into work and helping young people fulfil their potential.

Prior to joining Youth Futures Foundation Barry spent 3 years as CEO at Career Connect a youth focused Charity based in the North West. He began his career at Ingeus, spending 15 years at this large, health, youth, employment and skills provider, with his final role leading the UK business as Managing Director.

Barry is passionate about increasing social mobility and supporting the most marginalised in society. This is reflected in the non-executive roles he has previously undertaken including serving on the Board of Youth Employment UK, ERSA, Careers England, and Chair of The Way Youth Zone, part of the Onside network.

Christoph Selig joined the Board of Trustees in November 2020. Christoph is Vice President Sustainability Communications and Programs at Deutsche Post DHL Group. He has been responsible for the development and the implementation of the international Go Teach program on Employability for Deutsche Post DHL Group. In his current role he takes responsibility for Corporate Citizenship programs of Deutsche Post DHL Group in Germany and international (employability, refugee aid, disaster management, environmental protection and volunteering). Christoph has 13 years of experience in politics, working in the German Bundestag, the Federal Foreign Office, and for more than 8 years he represented Deutsche Post DHL in Berlin as Manager Government Relations and Public Affairs. He completed an MBA Entrepreneurship with a main focus on Social Entrepreneurship and Social Business.