Seven new Commissioners have been appointed to Historic England, including Charles Donald, Dominic Field, Anna Keay, Georgina Lynch, Claire McColgan, Lukman Patel, and Moira Sinclair, with all appointed for a term of four years.
Historic England writes:
Lisa Nandy, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, has appointed 7 new Commissioners to Historic England…
Lord Mendoza, Chairman of Historic England [said] ‘I am delighted that the Secretary of State has appointed seven new Commissioners to Historic England. We were grateful to receive a record number of applicants. This group represents an exceptional range of talent and experience from development to digital, from community engagement to culture, conservation, and local government. They will make a significant contribution to Historic England’s work across the country to enable heritage to support places, communities and economic growth.’
Biographical details
- Charles Donal: Charles is currently a Non-Executive Director at DfT Operator. He is a former Chief Executive Officer at UK Government Investments and Chair of Working Party on State Ownership & Privatisation Practices at OECD. Previously, he was a Non-Executive Director and Trustee at both Help for Heroes and UK Infrastructure Bank, and Vice Chair at Credit Suisse.
- Dominic Field: Dominic is currently Lead Non-Executive Director, Chair to the Digital Non-Exec Forum at DSIT, Trustee to the Member Finance & Ops Comm for Design Museum and Trustee/Chair for Commercial Committee at London & Partners (GLA). He was previously Senior Advisor for OFCOM.
- Anna Keay: Anna is currently Director/Chief Executive of the Landmark Trust and sits as member in the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee, Advisory Board on Contested Heritage, The Royal Collection Trust, The Pilgrim Trust, Big Yellow Self Storage Company and is a Trustee at the Duke of Lancaster’s Foundation. She was previously Curatorial Director for English Heritage.
- Georgina Lynch: Georgina is currently a Managing Director at P J Livesey Group and a Trustee at Heritage Trust North West. She is a former Board Director and Sales Manager at P J Livesey Group. Previously, she was Founder at GL-14 Health.
- Claire McColgan: Claire is currently Director of Culture and Major Events for Liverpool City Council and was previously Executive Producer for European Capital of Culture as well as Host City Chief Executive for Eurovision.
- Lukman Patel: Lukman is currently Chief Executive for Burnley Borough Council and was previously their Chief Operating Officer.
- Moira Sinclair: Moira is currently a Consultant, Coach and NED who sits on the City of Culture Expert Advisory Panel. An ICF-accredited coach supporting c10 cultural leaders each year. She is also Chair at the Factory International, Chair at the Clore Leadership Programme, Chair of Investment Committee for Arts and Culture Impact Fund, Panel member for City of Culture 2029 Expert Advisory Panel, Assessor for King’s Award for Voluntary Service and Trustee for National Landscapes. She was previously Chief Executive for Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
