PRESS RELEASE : Four Trustees reappointed to the British Museum board [October 2024]
The press release issued by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport on 7 October 2024.
Phillipp Hildebrand, Dame Vivian Hunt, George Weston and Dame Sarah Worthington have been reappointed as Trustees of The British Museum.
Philip Hildebrand
Appointed for a four year term commencing 30 November 2023 to 29 July 2027.
Philipp Hildebrand is Vice Chairman of BlackRock, a member of the firm’s Global Executive Committee and also oversees the BlackRock Investment Institute.
He previously served as Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank. In that capacity, he was also a Director of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the Swiss Governor of the International Monetary Fund and a member of the Financial Stability Board (FSB).
Philipp is Chair of the Zurcher Kunstgesellschaft, a member of the Group of Thirty and an Honorary Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford.
Dame Vivian Hunt
Appointed for a four year term commencing 24 July 2023 to 23 March 2027.
Dame Vivian Hunt is the Chief Innovation Officer at UnitedHealth Group. which is listed 5th in the Fortune 500. With over 400,000 employees and revenues of $370 billion, UHG is committed to improving healthcare for everyone.
Before joining UnitedHealth Group, Dame Vivian served as a Senior Partner for McKinsey & Company, UK and Ireland, where she provided strategic advice to leading firms in the private, public and third sectors.
Vivian is on the board of several influential business groups, charitable and education bodies including as Chair of Teach First and Chair of the Black Equity Organisation
George Weston
Appointed for a four year term commencing 24 July 2023 to 23 March 2027
George has been the CEO of Associated British Foods (ABF) since 2005. After completing an MBA at Harvard, George joined ABF as Managing Director of Westmill Foods Ltd and Director of Cereal Industries Ltd. Following this he became CEO of Allied Bakeries and CEO of George Weston Foods. George is a Trustee of the Garfield Weston Foundation, a family founded grant-maker that supports a wide range of charities across the UK.
Dame Sarah Worthington
Appointed for a four year term commencing 03 February 2024 to 03 February 2028.
Dame Sarah Worthington is a Professor of Law at the London School of Economics (LSE). She is a barrister and Bencher of Middle Temple, and Chair of the LSE Press. She was the Downing Professor Emeritus of the Laws of England at the University of Cambridge for 11 years, from 2011 to 2022.
Sarah has held various earlier governance roles, including Treasurer of the British Academy, member of the Board of Governors of the London Business School, and Pro Director of the LSE and member of its Council. She was previously a Council member of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), a member of the Cambridge University Press Operating Board, and Chair of its Audit Committee.
Remuneration and Governance Code
Trustees of the British Museum are not remunerated. These appointments have 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. George has declared that he leafleted during the 2017 election for the Conservative Party. Dame Vivian, Dame Sarah and Philipp have made no such declarations.
