Teenage Cancer Trust has appointed Julie Worrall as its new chief executive, following a period serving in the role on an interim basis.

Worrall joined the charity in 2024 as director of engagement and became interim chief executive in January 2026 after the resignation of former chief executive Kate Collins. She takes up the position with immediate effect.

The charity, which provides specialist nursing care and youth support for people aged 13 to 24 with cancer across the UK, said Worrall brings more than 20 years of experience working in cancer support organisations. Her career has been shaped by her own experience of ovarian cancer at the age of 24.

Worrall has previously held senior leadership roles at Young Lives vs Cancer and World Child Cancer UK.

Commenting on her appointment, Worrall said: “It is an honour to be entrusted as a steward of a charity built from the vision and determination of the charity’s founders, Myrna and Adrian Whiteson, and one that has changed and saved the lives of teenagers and young adults for more than three decades.

“Every day I hear directly from young people about the difference this charity has made to them. Theirs are the voices that drive me, and compel me to turn my own experience of cancer as a young person into a force for good.

“I’m looking forward to working alongside extraordinary peers and partners across the health sector, and with our frontline teams and charity staff, to make sure that we can be there to support all young people with cancer who need us.”

The charity's chair of trustees, Paul Spanswick said the appointment followed a competitive recruitment process.

“It follows a full and rigorous recruitment process in which we met some truly outstanding candidates.

“Julie and her team can now put in place an ambitious strategy for Teenage Cancer Trust that matches what we know we can achieve for young people, who continue to face a system that doesn’t meet their unique needs.”

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