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10,000 Black Interns picks former Great Britain swimmer as new CEO

Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell to oversee the charity’s expansion as it looks to ‘very literally change the face of British business’

Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell said the charity’s work is ‘also about shifting the needle on cultural literacy’ and getting beyond the need for programmes like this to exist
Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell said the charity’s work is ‘also about shifting the needle on cultural literacy’ and getting beyond the need for programmes like this to exist Photo: AFP via Getty Images

Former professional swimmer Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell has been named chief executive of 10,000 Black Interns, an organisation that is striving to improve representation in the City.

Ajulu-Bushell — who was the first Black woman to swim for team Great Britain, winning the 2010 British swimming championships and competing in the Commonwealth Games in the same year — will spearhead the future expansion of the foundation, which is now accepting applications for its 2023 summer programme.

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