Following an extensive, open selection process NCO is very pleased to welcome Rosie Benneyworth, Beth Higham-Edwards, Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason, Lucy Maguire, and Christine Wu as new trustees from July 2021. We also look forward to Uchenna Ngwe and Letty Stott joining us in summer 2022.
New trustees will join current trustees Janet Baker, George Caird, Miranda Francis, Fiona Harvey, Jonathan Mayes, Louise Mitchell (chair), Will Norris and Brian Weir.
Each of them will bring their knowledge, expertise and lived experiences to inform and oversee the direction of the charity as it focuses on excellence, diversity, creativity, child voice and wellbeing for the UK’s finest young musicians.
Sophie Lewis, Managing Director, said:
“Catherine Arlidge MBE (Artistic and Education Director) and I are delighted to welcome NCO’s new trustees. We are looking forward to learning from them and with them as we bring our distinctive new strategy to life. We would particularly like to thank retiring trustees Clare Thompson, Andrew Kemble, Howard Williams and Charles Bligh for their long-standing dedication to NCO and their unerring support of our leadership”.
Louise Mitchell, Chair of NCO's Trustees, said:
"The NCO works year-round with children from across the UK, inspiring creativity and musicianship, irrespective of children's backgrounds or circumstances. For our organisation to achieve its future aspirations, we require a group of trustees who bring a diversity of life experiences and lived experiences, cultural and social knowledge, as well as extensive expertise in business, education, music, wellbeing and strategy. I'm delighted that these new trustees will make such a strong contribution to NCO."
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