Christian Pau, VP and general manager at the Lego Group for UK and Ireland has joined Starlight’s board of trustees. Starlight is the UK’s leading charity for children’s play in hospitals and hospices.
Christian brings experience in strategy, marketing and sales to Starlight. His belief in the power of play for children is also important as the charity has ambitious plans for growth in awareness and income generation.
“I’m thrilled to be joining Starlight as a trustee. As a father of four kids and working in the toy industry, play is immensely important to me”
Since 2012, Christian has been in a variety of senior roles at Lego in Germany, Denmark and the UK, where he has held his current position since 2020. Prior to joining, his career included working at The Boston Consulting Group in Germany, Finland and across Western Europe.
Christian said: “I’m thrilled to be joining Starlight as a trustee. As a father of four kids and working in the toy industry, play is immensely important to me. The work of Starlight and the impact their services can have on sick children strike such a chord with me, both personally and professionally. I look forward to bringing my knowledge and experience to the board and leadership team.”
Cathy Gilman, Starlight CEO, said: “We’re so happy to welcome Christian to the Starlight board. In addition to his vast experience as a global leader and strategist, he really understands Starlight’s purpose and the importance of play and will help us to bring the power of play to even more children in hospital and hospices.”
