A seafarers’ housing and care home charity has appointed a Royal Navy veteran as its new boss.
The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society, which provides care facilities and housing to disabled and retired seafarers, said Pete Inkpen joined last week as chief executive.
He succeeds David Dominy, who retired last week after two years in the role to spend more time with his family.
Inkpen, who left the Royal Navy in 2007 after 22 years in the service, has since held senior roles in a range of healthcare organisations, including chief executive of Care for Veterans during its merger with Royal Star & Garter, interim director of delivery at Rowans Hospice and associate director of strategy, planning and development at the South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.
He said: “Having spent more than two decades at sea and a further two decades working across health and care, joining The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society feels like a natural coming together of everything I care about most.
“This is an organisation with an extraordinary heritage and a clear purpose to provide outstanding care to those who have given so much.
“My focus will be on working alongside colleagues, partners and the wider community to make sure our services continue to meet the needs of the people we serve.”
Dominy said: “It has been a privilege to lead this remarkable organisation and I am proud of what the team has achieved over the past two years.
“Pete brings a combination of first-hand maritime experience and deep healthcare leadership expertise and I have every confidence that he will be an outstanding chief executive.”