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

HM The King

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
  • Philipp Freise
  • Sue Hoyle OBE
  • Dan Ison
  • Stephen Lucas
  • Dame Carolyn McCall DBE
  • Farah Ramzan Golant CBE
  • Alan Stanton OBE
  • Joanna Streeten
  • Alistair Summers
  • Janis Susskind OBE
  • 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
  • Philipp Freise
  • Dan Ison
  • Dame Carolyn McCall DBE
  • Joanna Streeten
Audit and Risk Committee

Chair

Caroline Britton

  • Tim Bunting
  • Sir Lloyd Dorfman CVO CBE
  • Stephen Lucas
  • Joanna Streeten
  • Alistair Summers
  • Sir Alex Younger KCMG
Learning and Participation Committee

Chair

Sue Hoyle OBE

  • Steven Berryman
  • Rebecca Bollands
  • Johanne Clifton
  • Annie Crombie
  • Tanya Joseph
  • Simon Pearson
  • Janis Susskind OBE
  • Simon Toyne
  • Sharon Watson
Development Committee

Chair

Philipp Freise

  • Tim Bunting
  • Sir Lloyd Dorfman CVO CBE
  • Dr Michael Engel
  • 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
  • Stephen Lucas
  • Janis Susskind
  • 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
  • Danny Wyler
Board of Honorary Directors

Chair

Sir Lloyd Dorfman CVO CBE

Honorary Vice Chairs

The Countess of Chichester

Dame Gail Ronson

Danny Wyler

  • Lady Ashcroft
  • Mikhail Bakhtiarov
  • The BAND Trust
  • Mercedes T. Bass
  • Boodles - Michael Wainwright
  • Georgie Black
  • The Deborah Loeb Brice Foundation
  • Lord Browne of Madingley and the John Browne Charitable Trust
  • Tim and Sarah Bunting
  • John and Susan Burns OBE
  • Ricki Gail Conway
  • Sir Mick and Lady Barbara Davis
  • 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 OBE
  • 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
  • Dame Marit Mohn DBE
  • Mrs Susan A. Olde OBE
  • Stefan Sten Olsson
  • Jette and Alan Parker
  • Natalie Parker
  • Julia Rausing Trust
  • Yvonne and Bjarne Rieber
  • Sir Simon and Lady Robertson
  • Sir Simon and Lady Robey
  • Rolex – Arnaud Boetsch
  • The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation
  • Jessica de Rothschild
  • 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

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Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation, a charitable company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales (Company number 480523) Charity Registered (Number 211775)