Christopher Baker
Trustee
Eric has been a soldier, businessman, charity leader, international sportsman and author.
He served in in the Army for 15 years; his final military job was spent on secondment to the Cabinet Office. He started a small picture framing business in 1978, which grew into a multi-layered arts operation which owned galleries and managed art projects for offices, banks and hotels in Europe, North America and South Arabia. They restored pictures and frames, and sold the raw materials (timber, paper products, paints, glass and mirror, and tools) to competitors.
He entered the Voluntary Sector in 1987. He has worked for some 400 charities and has been the Director of National Appeals for Marie Curie Cancer Care, the Director of Fundraising, and the Director of International Development for Sue Ryder Care. He has also served as interim CEO of two charities and has been a trustee of three others. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising.
