James Vaughan is the RNLI’s new Corporate Services Director, taking over from Ian Ventham who retired in August after 18 years with the charity. Promoted internally from Head of Fundraising and Communications Services, James is now responsible for the RNLI’s properties around the UK and RoI as well as the Legal, Health and Safety, and Business Services teams – and working with the international lifesaving community. James is married with two sons and balances the demands of family life with work, animal husbandry (he is a keen smallholder) and whenever possible sailing.