Azra Kirkby

Azra Kirkby serves as the Chief Executive Officer at St Anne's Community Services since October 2019 and holds multiple leadership roles, including Board Trustee, Audit & Risk Committee Chair, and Treasurer at VODG since September 2021, as well as Board Director and Audit & Risk Committee Chair at York Museums Trust since March 2020. Previously, Azra held interim positions as CEO and CFO at Nacro from April 2019 to September 2019 and worked as a CEO & CFO Consultant at A Kirkby Consultancy Ltd from May 2018 to March 2019. Experience includes serving as Chief Executive Officer at Real Life Options from June 2014 to May 2018, Finance & Resource Director at Capita from January 2014 to June 2014, and strategic finance roles at Leonard Cheshire, Greencore, and Persimmon Homes. Azra's educational background includes an FCA Chartered Accountant qualification from ICAEW and management risk credentials from the Chartered Institute of IT.