Vision 2020 appoints chief executive

Mercy Jeyasingham has been appointed the new chief executive of Vision 2020 UK.

The charity said she would begin her new role on July 1 following the retirement of Anita Lightstone (News 24.01.14). Jeyasingham, who has held senior posts in both the voluntary and public sector, is a member of the fitness to practise committee of the General Optical Council.

She said: ‘I am really pleased to be joining Vision 2020 UK. It’s an incredibly exciting organisation with a terrific history of working in partnership with the eye health and sight loss sector. I’m really looking forward to meeting the team and to the challenge ahead.’