Martin Birch

Martin Birch oversees the ongoing operations of Christian Aid, with responsibility for the running of critical support functions including Finance, Human Resources and Information Technology.

Martin also leads our strategy, performance and accountability work and our organisational development function. Audit and risk management, governance, estates and legal teams also report into him.

Martin acts as company secretary to Christian Aid and our various subsidiaries and connected charities, and is the first point of contact for all regulatory matters. Martin joined Christian Aid in 2002.

He trained as a chartered management accountant while working in financial services for several years before joining the voluntary sector in 1992, first working with ActionAid. He holds an MBA.

He is treasurer of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust and chair of ACRE (Access to Capital for Rural Enterprises), a partnership of development charities developing new forms of finance for investment-ready businesses in developing countries.