Ukrainian Action Appoints Additional UK Trustee
18 Nov 2024
UK charity and US nonprofit was founded in March 2022 to support the survival and recovery of Ukraine.
Ukrainian Action has appointed to its UK Board of Trustees Phil Gardner, Chief Risk Officer at global property services firm Knight Frank LLP in London.
Phil’s appointment is expected to support the continued growth of the organization with particular focus on UK governance, risk management and strategy.
Ukrainian Action has organized over 60 humanitarian aid convoys to Ukraine from the UK, mobilizing over 350 volunteers to deliver over 300 vehicles and hundreds of pallets of critical aid to the country.
LONDON—18 November 2024—Ukrainian Action, a UK charity and US nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the survival and recovery of Ukraine, has appointed Phil Gardner to join its UK Board of Trustees.
UA has appointed Phil Gardner to join Jeff, Natasha and Matthew on the UA UK Board of Trustees. Phil is currently Chief Risk Officer at Knight Frank LLP, the global property adviser, including seats on the People, ESG and Business Services Boards and Risk Committee. He has worked in senior roles across professional services in Europe, the Middle East, and the USA over the last 25 years, including work across strategy, sales, operations improvement, digital and technology projects, data management and risk. Phil has an MBA from Warwick University and executive qualifications in risk and sustainability from Harvard and the London Business School.
He has participated in three Ukrainian Action humanitarian aid missions, driving in two corporate convoys to Poland with his colleagues from Knight Frank, and a third where he served as lead driver.
“Phil has been an unwavering supporter of Ukrainian Action since 2022. We are proud to welcome his deep professional experience and natural enthusiasm that we expect will support the continued expansion of our organization with particular focus on our UK governance, risk management and strategy,” said Jeffrey Hartman, Ukrainian Action co-founder and CEO.
“I have been inspired by the purpose and mission of UA since my first conversation with Jeff in 2022. This affinity to the work of the charity and to Ukraine and its people has only grown over the humanitarian aid missions I have completed with UA and participation in the charity’s other events. This appointment allows me to further support the work of the most inspiring charity I have worked with, and I cannot wait to get started.” said Phil Gardner, UA UK Trustee
Ukrainian Action operates transparently to ensure donors and volunteers feel connected to the endeavour. Many donors also volunteer to drive vehicles in UA’s humanitarian aid convoys from London. Supporters may follow convoy shipments and progress through the organization’s Instagram account.
How to help
To donate or volunteer, please visit www.ukrainianaction.com. To buy Ukrainian Action merchandise to support the relief effort, please the organization’s online store. All profits go to support the delivery of trucks and humanitarian materials to Ukraine and to fund veterans to receive rehabilitation. To follow Ukrainian Action on its social media accounts, please visit its Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn pages.
About Ukrainian Action
Headquartered in London, Ukrainian Action is a UK charity and U.S. nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the survival and recovery of Ukraine. Co-founded days after Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, by CEO Jeffrey Hartman, his Ukrainian-born wife Natasha and Matthew Morgan, Ukrainian Action has raised over £4 million GBP and donated more than 300 vehicles and hundreds of pallets of physical humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine. The organization is a network of over 40 volunteer members and more than 350 volunteer drivers. In February 2024, the Ukrainian Action Heroes rehabilitation program was launched to teach veterans to ski and snowboard in the Carpathian Mountains. Ukrainian Action is a CIO registered with the United Kingdom Charity Commission with UK Registered Charity Number 1202133, and is a U.S. tax-exempt public charity under 501(c)(3): FEIN 88-1173971. All donations from individual U.S. taxpayers are tax-deductible. To learn more, please visit: www.ukrainianaction.com.
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Jeffrey Hartman
Co-founder and CEO
