PRESS RELEASE : David Craig and Tony Hall appointed as Trustees to The Natural History Museum Board [November 2023]
The press release issued by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on 29 November 2023.
The Prime Minister has appointed David Craig and Tony Hall as Trustees of The Natural History Museum Board for a term of four years.
David Craig
Appointed from 01 November 2023 until 31 October 2027.
David has 30 years of experience in financial markets data and technology and is seen as a world expert in the data, technology and market infrastructure required to drive sustainable markets.
David Craig is co-chair of the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and Advisory Board member of the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) launched by His Majesty King Charles III. He is a member of the IAPB (International Advisory Panel for Biodiversity Credits) and recently joined the Board of the Natural History Museum as digital and innovation Trustee.
David was the founder and CEO of Refinitiv, one of the world’s largest data and technology providers for financial markets. He was previously founder and CEO of the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) business and head of strategy at Thomson Reuters and Reuters plc. He spent 8 years as a partner at McKinsey focusing on technology and financial services clients.
David is a private investor in natural capital, Board Advisor to Triple Private Equity, director of the Green Finance Institute PMO in London and has recently been advising the Bank of England on Data and Nature Risks.
Tony Hall
Appointed from 01 November 2023 until 31 October 2027.
Tony Hall, Lord Hall of Birkenhead CBE was Director General of the BBC for nearly eight years and before that Chief Executive of the Royal Opera House. He was Chair of the Cultural Olympiad in 2012, sitting on the Board of LOCOG.
Tony was also Deputy Chair of Channel 4, inaugural chair of Creative and Cultural Skills Council, and Chair of the Theatre Royal Stratford East. Since leaving the BBC he sits on the Communications Select Committee in the Lords as a cross bencher, is Chair of the City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Chair of the social work charity Frontline and a Trustee of the National Trust. He is the author of two books – on coal and nuclear power – and has just been awarded the Pierre de Courbetin medal for outstanding service to the Olympic movement.
Remuneration and Governance Code
Trustees of the Natural History Museum are not remunerated. This appointment has been made in accordance with the Cabinet Office’s Governance Code on Public Appointments. The appointments process is regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. Under the Code, any significant political activity undertaken by an appointee in the last five years must be declared. This is defined as including holding office, public speaking, making a recordable donation, or candidature for election. David Craig and Tony Hall have not declared any significant political activity.
