Lucy Perry new CEO of Sunrise Cambodia
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Geraldine Cox AM is the founder of Sunrise Cambodia and a humanitarian icon.
“Lucy’s fearlessness and compassion for the less fortunate oozes from her,” Cox said of the appointment. “I never imagined I would find a CEO who was as passionate as me.”
Perry ran a creative services firm before becoming the founding CEO of a major women’s health charity. She raised $7 million in less than three years for a network of hospitals and a midwifery school in Ethiopia.
“I have known of Geraldine’s work for years and it blew my socks off when she asked to meet me. I can only hurl myself at a cause I adore and Geraldine’s Sunrise had me at hello,” said Perry.
Perry will lead operations in Australia and drive fundraising for the organisation. Chairman Kevin Tutt, commented that she was the perfect person to steer Sunrise Cambodia’s new vision with a focus on sustainable communities as the UN moves away from endorsing the orphanage model.
“Some kids, especially the disabled, will always need residential care,” said Tutt. “We need to raise big money to fund crucial humanitarian work as we move into giving health, education and sanitation to some of the poorest people in the world.”
“Geraldine and Lucy really are birds of a feather,” said Kevin. “And I’m not just talking about their wild hair! They’re both rule breakers and have enormous hearts for the people of Cambodia.”
