Our Executive and Directors Team

Chief Executive

Richard became Chief Executive of Terrence Higgins Trust in March 2023. He was previously the charity’s Campaigns Director and  interim Head of Policy & Public Affairs.

Richard led a year’s worth of activity to mark 40 years since Terry Higgins became the first named person to die of an AIDS-related illness and our charity was established in his name. Other key successes include an integral role in securing Government funding for the NHS for opt-out HIV testing in emergency departments – now totally over £67 million in four years – and leading on work to successfully overturn bans for serving in the military, as a pilot and “driving with AIDS” for people living with HIV and discriminatory exclusions in blood donation for gay and bisexual men and those primarily from the UK’s black communities.

A graduate of the University of Birmingham, Richard was previously Director at think tank Progress and worked with political leaders in both the UK and Australia. He also has a history of providing policy, communications and fundraising strategy advice to organisational leaders across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

Director of Finance and Corporate Services 

Nicola joined Terrence Higgins Trust in summer 2025. She was previously Director of Finance at ARTICLE 19, an international think-do organisation defending freedom of expression and information. 

She has 16 years experience in the voluntary sector with tenure at Marie Stopes Kenya, MSI Reproductive Choices, War Child UK and Mercy Corps. 

Nicola is the Company Secretary.

Director of Fundraising and Communications

Dominic joined the charity’s marketing team in 1999. Since then he has been responsible for the development of the Terrence Higgins Trust brand, has worked on over 30 behaviour change campaigns and led development of the charity's digital presence.

Dominic has a strong commitment to providing evidence-based, user-tested health and social care information. He was Co-Chair of the Executive Council of The Information Standard from 2012 to 2015 and Chair of the Advisory Board from 2015 to 2017.

Prior to joining the charity, he worked in academic publishing on a wide range of humanities and social science subjects.

Dominic is the Freedom to Speak Up director lead.

Director of Delivery

Eugene joined the charity in 2021 to lead the lived experience programme, and now oversees the HIV support services provided by the organisation. They are responsible for everything from THT Direct and HIV Prevention England to our Living Well and counselling services, and our services in Brighton and Hove and Scotland.

In addition to living with HIV for over a decade, Eugene brings 15 years of consulting experience, supporting large public and private sector organisations to make transformational change in the delivery of their aims and objectives. Their role is instrumental in meeting our new focus and goals, involving service users and ensuring health equity is at the heart of our services.
 
They have a popular TikTok channel talking, among other things, about HIV and their HIV story. Eugene graduated from Quinn School of Business at University College Dublin with a degree in International Commerce and French, including a year at ESSEC Business School in France, is a Chartered Management Accountant, and has a qualification in teaching relationships and sex education at secondary level.

Eugene is the Safeguarding director lead.

Members of the Executive Team can be contacted by emailing [email protected].