Our Leadership

Our Leadership

Patron

HRH The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO

Honorary President

Melanie Hopkins, OBE
His Majesty’s Consul General to New York


BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors supports the work of the Society and provides leadership and strategic governance. Officers and Directors are elected by members every year at the Annual General Meeting in January.

Officers

Marc Walby
President

Josephine Haft
First Vice President

Mark Aiston
Second Vice President

Rita Kakati-Shah
Treasurer

Victoria Hanson
Secretary

Class of 2026
To serve one year

Kelly Harlick
Jasdeep Maghera
Fiona Macleod
Jennifer St. Victor de Pinho

Directors

Class of 2027
To serve two years

Gareth Carpenter
Paul Chew
Anastasia Tonello
Giles Wrench

Class of 2028
To serve three years

Natalie Perkin
Sarah “Ginge” Calhoun
Steve Post
Brad Simmons

Honorary Director

Duncan Edwards OBE
CEO, British American Business


Advisory Council

Advisory Council members advise and assist the Board and help promote and support the Society’s mission and needs.

Danny Lopez

Stephen P. McGill CBE

Hon. Geneive Brown Metzger

Frank E. Morgan II MBE

Mark C. Pigott KBE

Natalie T. Pray MBE

Lord Saatchi

Sir Martin Sorrell

Sir Howard Stringer

Martin J. Sullivan OBE, Chairman

Lord Browne of Madingley

Sir Alan Collins KCVO CMG

Jim Dale MBE

Peter M. Felix CBE

Sir Rocco Forte

Simon Freakley

Dan Glaser

Hon. Brenda LaGrange Johnson