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
The former Prince of Wales
Hon. Vice-President
Dame Vivien Duffield DBE
Hon. Vice-President
Sir Simon Robey
Chief Executive
Alex Beard CBE
Board of Trustees
Chair
- Sir Lloyd Dorfman CVO CBE
- Zeinab Badawi
- Caroline Britton
- Lord Browne of Madingley
- Tim Bunting
- Lisa Burger CBE
- Kirsty Cooper
- Sue Hoyle OBE
- Philipp Freise
- Paul Morrell OBE
- Indhu Rubasingham MBE
- Janis Susskind OBE
- Chris Townsend CBE
- Michael Ward
- Danny Wyler
- Sir Alex Younger KCMG
Company Secretary
Leah Hurst
Finance and Commercial Committee
Chair
Tim Bunting
- Caroline Britton
- Lord Browne of Madingley
- Lisa Burger CBE
- Sir Lloyd Dorfman CVO CBE
- Dan Ison
- Paul Morrell OBE
- Michael Ward
- Danny Wyler
Audit and Risk Committee
Chair
Caroline Britton
- Tim Bunting
- Kirsty Cooper
- Sir Lloyd Dorfman CVO CBE
- Paul Morrell OBE
- Danny Wyler
- Sir Alex Younger KCMG
Learning and Participation Committee
Chair
Sue Hoyle OBE
- Steven Berryman
- Rebecca Bollands
- Joanne Clifton
- Annie Crombie
- Tanya Joseph
- Simon Pearson
- Janis Susskind OBE
- Simon Toyne
- Sharon Watson
- Bridget Whyte
Development Committee
Chair
Philipp Freise
- Tim Bunting
- Sir Mick Davis
- Sir Lloyd Dorfman CVO CBE
- Mia Fenwick
- Anthony Gutman
- Yuanbo Liu
- Stephen Lucas
- Georgia Rankin
- Nicole Ronson Allalouf
Nominations and Remuneration Committee
Chair
Sir Lloyd Dorfman CVO CBE
- Caroline Britton
- Lord Browne of Madingley
- Tim Bunting
- Dame Vivien Duffield
- Philipp Freise
- Sue Hoyle OBE
Donation and Income Acceptance Committee
Chair
Sir Lloyd Dorfman CVO CBE
- Zeinab Badawi
- Kirsty Cooper
- Danny Wyler
- Sir Alex Younger KCMG
Royal Opera House Endowment Fund
Chair
Dame Vivien Duffield
Deputy Chair
Sir Simon Robey
- Caroline Britton
- Tim Bunting
- Hamish Forsyth
- Simon Freakley
- Lady Gavron
Honorary Trustees
- The Countess of Chichester
- Dame Gail Ronson
Board of Honorary Directors
Chair
Sir Lloyd Dorfman CVO CBE
Honorary Vice Chairs
The Countess of Chichester
Dame Gail Ronson
Danny Wyler
- Lady Ashcroft
- Tim Ashley and John Booth
- Mikhail Bakhtiarov
- The BAND Trust
- Mercedes T. Bass
- Boodles - Michael Wainwright
- The Deborah Loeb Brice Foundation
- Tim and Sarah Bunting
- John and Susan Burns OBE
- Ricki Gail Conway
- Sir Mick and Lady Barbara Davis
- Baron and Baroness de Gunzburg
- Sir Lloyd and Lady Dorfman CVO OBE
- Aline Foriel-Destezet
- David Fransen
- Philipp Freise
- Alex and Elena Gerko
- Kenneth and Susan Green
- Sandra and Anthony Gutman
- Charles and Kaaren Hale
- Lady Hamlyn
- Jane Hamlyn
- Lady Heywood
- Dr Catherine Høgel
- Charles Holloway
- Alan and Caroline Howard
- Huo Family Foundation
- Aud Jebsen
- Doug and Ceri King
- Frances Kirsh
- Mrs Alfiya Askar Abulkhair and Timur Kuanyshev
- Bob and Tamar Manoukian
- Dr Patrick Mueller
- Bertrand and Elisabeth Meunier
- Marit Mohn
- Mrs Susan A. Olde OBE
- Stefan Sten Olsson
- Jette and Alan Parker
- Natalie Parker
- Melinda and Donald Quintin
- Julia and Hans Rausing
- Yvonne and Bjarne Rieber
- Sir Simon and Lady Robertson
- Sir Simon Robey
- Victoria Robey OBE
- Rolex – Arnaud Boetsch
- The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation
- Veuve Clicquot – Alexei Rosin
- Lady Sainsbury of Preston Candover
- Kim Samuel
- Dame Tina Taylor DBE
- Lindsay and Sarah Tomlinson
- Van Cleef & Arpels – Geoffroy Medinger
- Sir Guy Weston
- Yleana Arce Foundation
- Anonymous (4)
ROH Pension Trustee Ltd
Chair
Richard Soper
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation, a charitable company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales (Company number 480523) Charity Registered (Number 211775)