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The charity was founded 1911 [4] as the Society for the Prevention and Relief of Cancer, by Douglas Macmillan following the death of his father from the disease. In 1924, the name was changed to the National Society for Cancer Relief, which it retained until 1989 when it was changed to Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund, later changed again to Macmillan Cancer Relief.
In 1985, he left law for the charity sector, becoming secretary for development at the Sue Ryder Foundation. [5] Between 1990 and 1995, he was Director of UK Operations for the British Red Cross. [4] From 1995 to 2001, he was chief executive of Macmillan Cancer Relief. In July 2001, he returned to the British Red Cross to become its chief ...
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Just after 6 p.m. on Friday, the weeklong standoff between Amazon (AMZN) and Big Six publisher Macmillan came to an end. Buy buttons were restored to print edtions of Atul Gawande's The Checklist ...
Based on a look at the Amazon (AMZN) website and several news reports, the online retailer has put books from publisher Macmillan back onto its virtual shelves. The New York Times reports that a ...
He became CEO of the Motor Neurone Disease Association, then in 1994 CEO of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, before joining Macmillan Cancer Support (then Macmillan Cancer Relief) as CEO in 2001. In a change of direction he was appointed CEO of the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency, part of the Department of Transport at a time of turbulent ...
The agency is suing the consumer reporting conglomerate for violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act that requires Experian and other companies take steps to ensure the information they compile is ...
In 2004, she was awarded the Gold Medal from Macmillan Cancer Relief in recognition of outstanding services to the people and families of those suffering from cancer. [citation needed] She received her Liverpool John Moores University Honorary Fellowship on 31 July 2006 in recognition of her services to nursing and health care. [5]