Yorkshire Cancer Research, the largest regional medical charity in the UK, has announced the appointment of Mark Stevens as its new chief executive.

Mark Stevens will take over on 1st June from Elaine King, who is to retire from the charity after serving as YCR's chief executive for the past 15 years.

Professor Anthony Robards, deputy chairman of Yorkshire Cancer Research commented: "Mark is the ideal person to build on the excellent work undertaken by Elaine King and her team over the last few years. The recruitment committee was impressed with his varied background in business and his commitment to the future of YCR which was well-supported by a range of innovative ideas.

"We are very excited about the future under Mark's leadership and look forward to significant patient benefits arising from the research that we support".

Mark Stevens added: "I am joining Yorkshire Cancer Research at an exciting time. Thanks to the generosity of Yorkshire people and an army of very committed volunteers, the charity has raised over £50 million in recent years to fund world-class research programmes in our region. Going forward we will build on that success as we continue working in Yorkshire for a world without cancer."

Stevens has 20 years experience in the commercial sector.

Prior to joining Yorkshire Cancer Research he was a board director of one of Yorkshire biggest companies, Bradford & Bingley.

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