About this episode
Mark Dowie reflects on his leadership of the RNLI during its 200th anniversary.
On the RNLI's 200th anniversary, the charity's Chief Executive reflects on his 5 years at the wheel In the final episode of 200 Voices, hear from the person who has led the RNLI through some of its toughest challenges and into our 200th anniversary year: the charity's Chief Executive, Mark Dowie. With a love for the RNLI that grew from helping with rescues as a young sailor and later signing up as a volunteer at a lifeboat station, Mark took the helm of the charity in 2019. He reflects on his favourite 200 Voices episodes, guiding the RNLI through stormy times, and meeting thousands of 'fundamentally decent' lifesavers and volunteers. 200 Voices is produced by Adventurous Audio for the RNLI Interview by the RNLI's Rory Stamp Soundtrack composed and performed by Jon Nicholls The RNLI is a charity celebrating 200 years of saving lives at sea - find out more at RNLI.org/200
People in this episode
Host: Rory Stamp
Guest: Mark Dowie
Topics covered
- charity leadership
- RNLI history
- volunteerism
- rescue operations
- anniversary reflections
Keywords
- RNLI
- Mark Dowie
- 200 Voices
- charity
- rescue
- volunteers
- anniversary
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: RNLI, Adventurous Audio
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