Following years of "tireless dedication", the much-loved chief executive of an Isle of Wight blindness charity has announced her retirement. Lisa Hollyhead has been CEO of the IW Society for the Blind since 2020, having first started working for the charity in 2018. This year marks the charity's 160th birthday and Lisa's 55th.
As such, she feels now is the right time to hand over the reigns. Praising her "exceptional leadership", Sue Bungey, chair of the trustees, said: “Lisa has been an outstanding chief executive, making a profound difference with her tireless dedication and exceptional leadership. Read more: Isle of Wight children recognised for their creativity Lillian's winning story in Sight For Wight's Short Story Competition "Her lived experience has provided invaluable insights, ensuring our members receive the right support at the right time.
"We are immensely grateful for her contributions and wish her all the best for the future." In the early 90s, before working for Sight for Wight, Lisa became the first registered blind woman in the UK to qualify as a chartered accountant. Lisa has offered to assist in finding her successor to "continue her legacy.
” The Isle of Wight Society for the Blind is the oldest working Island charity and supports over 1,000 Islanders living with sensory loss, enabling them to live safely, confidently and independently. The charity is made up of two branches, Sight for Wight and Wight Sense, which offers hearing and sight rehabilitati.
