Our CEO and management team are accountable to our Board of Trustees, which directs, governs, and oversees our charity. The Board is responsible for setting and reviewing our strategic direction. It also ensures that our work complies with regulations and remains consistently transparent and accountable.
Professor Kamil Omoteso
Member of the Board of Trustees
Professor Kamil Omoteso was appointed chair of the board of trustees in 2017. He is a professor of Accounting and Governance, as well as the Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the College of Business, Law, and Social Sciences at the University of Derby. He also served as the founding chair of the Educational Support Initiative for Africa (ESIfA), which has donated over 75,000 books and academic journals to universities across the continent.
An experienced educator, Professor Omoteso has held positions at De Montfort and Coventry universities. In 2015, he received the Outstanding Author Contribution Award at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence.
Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, Professor Omoteso has dedicated his career to educating and counseling others in understanding accountancy. He joined Human Appeal’s Board of Trustees to give back to vulnerable communities.
Mokhtar Asmi
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Omar Mashjari is a lawyer, lecturer and commentator. Omar holds a first class honours degree in Law and a Masters of Law, where he obtained a distinction grade at the University of Livepool. Since studying at the University of Liverpool, he has provided legal advice to companies, organisations, and a multicultural charity, as well as being an expert advisor to the All Parliamentary Group on the situation in Yemen.
Omar regularly commentates on the situation in Yemen; his work has appeared in the Huffington Post, the New Arab, the Fair Observer, the Sunday Guardian, and the World Post.
He founded a number of non-profit organisations including the UK-registered charity, Yemen Relief and Development Forum and the Syrian Legal Development Programme. He also established Adalah, a legal non-governmental organisation, which provides legal guidance and advocacy concerning Yemen.
Omar joined Human Appeal’s Board of Trustees in early 2019, and sits on the Governance and Strategy sub-committee.
Owais Khan
Board Member & Interim CEO
Owais Khan has spent the last 14 years in the development sector, dedicated to inspiring connections between Human Appeal resources, donors, and partners with those facing urgent and ongoing humanitarian crises worldwide.
Before joining Human Appeal, Owais streamlined the English and Arabic websites and online donation process for a leading charity in the MENA region, generating £2.5 million in donations within the first month and spearheading the production and delivery of engaging content. He also established a global communications steering group at another prominent humanitarian aid organization and developed the marketing strategy for their global Ramadan campaign.
Since joining the Human Appeal family in September 2014, Owais has facilitated seamless communication of Human Appeal’s core mission while celebrating the organization’s 25th anniversary. As Interim CEO, he reports directly to the Chair of the Board of Trustees and oversees the organization’s daily operations. He is also responsible for leading the charity’s development, growth, and ongoing digital transformation to ensure that Human Appeal effectively connects with both donors and those in need globally, fulfilling the organization’s goal of being Here for Every Human.
