Deborah Bourne

Deborah Bourne is the Fundraising & Commercial Director, acting up from her substantive post as Head of Committed Giving– half of Guide Dogs' Individual Giving Department.

Deborah has enjoyed a career in the retail and charity sectors for over 25 years, marketing well-known brands such as WH Smith, Guinness, Staples, Grattan and Subway and working with some amazing charities including Hearing Dogs, Leonard Cheshire and Barnardos. Deborah is married and lives in the countryside with two sons, a neurotic cat and a black Labrador with aspirations to become an Ambassador dog.