New Chair for Royal Opera House

DAVID ROSS has been announced as the new Chair of the Royal Opera House board from September, succeeding IAN TAYLOR, who passed away earlier this year. Ross was previously Chair of the Board at the National Portrait Gallery, and co-founder of The Carphone Warehouse Group. He founded Nevill Holt Opera in 2013 and has supported the development of its education and community programme across the Midlands. He supports organisations and projects across a range of artistic fields through the David Ross Foundation.