Stephen Remington

Stephen Remington has been Chief Executive at Action for Blind People since 1994. Since then he has driven a process of steady and significant change. Strategic planning, quality systems, financial stability and management core competence underpin the organisation’s continuing success in providing opportunities and choice for blind and partially sighted people. In 2000 he received Charity Times’ Charity Chief Executive of the Year award.

Stephen is active in developing collaborative working within the visual impairment field and has chaired various umbrella bodies.

Before his move to Action, Stephen worked in the arts for over twenty years, fourteen as Chief Executive of Sadler’s Wells in London where his work in international arts exchange earned him the French honour of Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Stephen recently announced he will be standing down from the role of Chief Executive at Action for Blind People (Action) in Spring 2014.