PRS for Music Foundation announces new Chair of the Board of Trustees
21 October 2014 - Press releasePRS for Music Foundation, the UK’s leading charitable funder of new music, announces today that Royce Bell has been appointed as the new Chair of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees.
Royce Bell joins the board from a management consulting background, having been the CEO of Accenture Information Management Services. In addition to his business know-how, Royce brings extensive experience of working in non executive roles in nationally acclaimed arts organisations such as Punchdrunk Theatre and Youth Music Theatre UK. Royce is also a longstanding member of the Development board of the National Theatre
As PRS for Music Foundation’s Chair, Royce will support and lead the Foundation through its next phase of development which will see the Foundation striving to give more support than ever before to the hundreds of talented artists and organizations who are making outstanding new music in the UK.
Royce Bell says,
“Thanks to the vision and generous support of PRS for Music, its independent Foundation has become an example of best practice to collecting societies across the world. I’m looking forward to being Chair of this unique organisation and maximizing the role it plays in supporting the next generation of songwriters and composers.”
PRS for Music Foundation’s Executive Director, Vanessa Reed says,
“I’m delighted to welcome Royce to our Board of Trustees as our new Chair. Royce’s knowledge of business and the arts and his experience of Chairing other entrepreneurial organisations will be invaluable to PRS for Music Foundation’s role as a catalyst for the development of artists and new music across the UK. I look forward to working with him, our Board and our partners from across public and private sectors as we move in to our 15th year.”
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