Boards and Committees
Boards and Committees
The Royal Opera House aims to enrich people’s lives through opera and ballet. Home to two of the world’s great artistic companies – The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet, performing with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House – we seek to be always accessible and engaging, to develop audiences across the UK and to break new ground in the presentation of lyric theatre.
Our main corporate entity is Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation, a registered charitable company limited by guarantee (registered in England no.480523, registered Charity no.211775). Royal Opera House Enterprises Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary (registered in England no.4112266), which carries on trading activities that fall outside the primary charitable purpose of the Royal Opera House.
The Board of Trustees of Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation is responsible for the governance of the Royal Opera House and is our ultimate decision-making body. Supported by the Executive Team, it is responsible for overseeing the delivery of the Royal Opera House’s mission and aims. The members of the Board and of our other key committees are listed below.
Patron
HRH The Prince of Wales
Hon. Vice-President
Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover KG
Hon. Vice-President
Dame Vivien Duffield DBE
Hon. Vice-President
Sir Simon Robey
Chief Executive
Alex Beard CBE
Board of Trustees
Chair
David Ross
- Zeinab Badawi
- Tim Bunting
- Lord Browne of Madingley
- Kirsty Cooper
- Dr Genevieve Davies
- Sir Lloyd Dorfman CBE
- Dame Vivien Duffield
- Lady Heywood
- Susan Hoyle OBE
- Sir Nicholas Hytner
- Sir John Kingman
- Julian Metherell
- Paul Morrell OBE
- Indhu Rubasingham MBE
- Roger Wright CBE
- Danny Wyler
Company Secretary
Leah Hurst
Finance and Operations Committee
Chair
Lady Heywood
- Sir Lloyd Dorfman CBE
- Sir Nicholas Hytner
- Sir John Kingman
- Julian Metherell
- Paul Morrell OBE
- Laura Wade-Gery
- Danny Wyler
Audit and Risk Committee
Chair
Julian Metherell
- Kirsty Cooper
- Lady Heywood
- Sir Nicholas Hytner
- Sir John Kingman
- Paul Morrell OBE
- Laura Wade-Gery
- Danny Wyler
Learning and Participation Committee
Chair
Sue Hoyle OBE
- Helen Bruckdorfer
- Hilary Carty
- Dame Vivien Duffield
- Jane Ellison
- David Hall
- Anne McElvoy
- Dame Theresa Sackler
- Jonathan Sands
- Bridget Whyte
Development Committee
Chair
Danny Wyler
- Ian Andrews
- Tim Bunting
- The Countess of Chichester
- Nicola Davidson
- Dame Vivien Duffield
- Lady Heywood
- Robert Kalff
- Paul Raphael
- Dame Gail Ronson
- The Earl of Snowdon
- Andrew Walton
- Lady Young of Graffham
Nominations and Remuneration Committee
Chair
David Ross
- Dame Vivien Duffield
- Sue Hoyle OBE
- Lady Suzanne Heywood
- Julian Metherell
- Danny Wyler
Royal Opera House Endowment Fund
Chair
Dame Vivien Duffield
Deputy Chair
Sir Simon Robey
- Tim Bunting
- Hamish Forsyth
- Sir Simon Robertson
- Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia
- Peter Troughton CVO CBE
Honorary Trustees
- The Countess of Chichester
- Dame Gail Ronson
Board of Honorary Directors
Chair
David Ross
Honorary Vice Chair
The Countess of Chichester
Honorary Vice Chair
Dame Gail Ronson
- Gregory and Regina Annenberg Weingarten
- Lady Ashcroft
- Mikhail Bakhtiarov
- Celia Blakey
- BP International – Peter Mather
- Tim and Sarah Bunting
- Susan Burns, OBE and John Burns
- Ricki Gail Conway
- Dr Genevieve Davies
- Sir Mick and Lady Barbara Davis
- Sir Lloyd Dorfman CBE
- Dame Vivien Duffield
- Aline Foriel-Destezet
- Hamish and Sophie Forsyth
- Kenneth and Susan Green
- Lady Hamlyn
- Jane Hamlyn
- Dr Catherine Hogel
- Charles Holloway
- Aud Jebsen
- Doug and Ceri King
- Frances Kirsh
- Alfiya and Timur Kuanyshev
- Lord and Lady Laidlaw
- Rena and Sandro Lavery
- Margarita Louis-Dreyfus and Phillipp Hildebrand
- The Margulies Family
- Bertrand and Elisabeth Meunier
- Marit Mohn
- OANDA Europe Limited – David Hodge
- Mrs Susan A. Olde OBE
- Stefan Sten Olsson
- Jette and Alan Parker
- Natalie Parker
- Mrs Clarissa Pierburg
- Melinda and Donald Quintin
- Julia and Hans Rausing
- Yvonne and Bjarne Rieber
- Sir Simon and Lady Robertson
- Rolex – Arnaud Boetsch
- The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation
- Ruinart – Alexei Rosin
- Dame Theresa Sackler
- Mrs Lily Safra
- Lord and Lady Sainsbury of Preston Candover
- Kim Samuel
- John Studzinski CBE
- Ian and Tina Taylor
- Lindsay and Sarah Tomlinson
- Van Cleef & Arpels – Geoffroy Medinger
- Dr and Mrs Michael West
- Danny and Lillan Wyler
- Anonymous (4)
ROH Pension Trustee Ltd
Chair
Richard Soper