Our Board

Torquil studied Law and Economics at Cambridge and Harvard. He went on to work as a banker for over 10 years at JP Morgan and Company in New York and at Philip Hill, Higginson Erlanger’s in London, followed by a further five years as General Manager of Mineral Separation Ltd, a large industrial holding company.

In 1973 he became Chief Executive of a toy manufacturing company, Berwick Timpo Ltd and, between 1980 and 1996, founded and became Executive Chairman of the hugely successful, Bluebird Toys plc, which made sales of nearly £100m and a cash balance of £35m within 12 years.

He has been Chairman and President of the British Toy and Hobby Manufacturer’s Association, Chairman of the Trustees of Rendcomb College, Trustee of the Tavistock Clinic Foundation and Trustee of the Fleet Air Arm Museum.

In 1996 he founded the Norman Trust, a charity for children and young people. After retiring from Bluebird Toys plc he purchased the Roundhouse, Camden in 1996. He was awarded the CBE in 2002

Sir Lloyd is an entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the Founder of the Travelex Group, the world’s largest retailer of foreign exchange which he started in 1976 from one small shop in central London. The business was sold in 2015.

He has a variety of other business interests. He is the Chairman and co-founder (2014) of Doddle, the e-Commerce IT Platform. He is also Chairman of Dorfman Media Holdings, formed in 2018, a media company focused on film and TV finance, production and related service companies.

He is a Shareholder and Board Director of the London Theatre Company and sits on the Business Advisory Board of the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. He was the Chairman and majority shareholder of The Office Group, the leading flexible office company from 2010 to 2017 (until its sale to Blackstone in June 2017).

In the charity sector, he has been Chairman of Prince’s Trust International since December 2015. He was also Chairman of the Prince’s Trust from 2015 to 2018, having joined the charity’s Council (Board) in 2007. In addition, he is Deputy Chairman of the Community Security Trust and a Trustee of the Royal Opera House, the Royal Academy Trust, BAFTA and UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation. He was a Governor of St Paul’s School from 2005 to 2016. He served on the Board of the National Theatre for over nine years and one of its theatres, the Cottesloe, was renamed the Dorfman Theatre in 2013. He was Chairman of the Roundhouse from 2007 to 2010, and Trustee of JW3 from 2007 to 2019.

In 2018, he was awarded a Knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to Philanthropy and the Arts, following his appointment as CBE in 2008 for services to Business and Charity. In 2011, he was awarded The Prince of Wales Medal for Arts Philanthropy.

He is the Honorary Colonel of the Third Battalion of the Princess of Wales Royal Regiment. He is also a Freeman of the City of London, a member of the Mercers’ Company, an Honorary Fellow of St Peter’s College, Oxford, and an Honorary Bencher of Lincoln’s Inn.

He is a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron, White’s and The Garrick Club.  He is married with three children, five grandchildren, and lives in London.

Wayne McGregor CBE is a director and choreographer, studied dance at University College Bretton Hall and the Jose Limon School in New York. He is the founder and Artistic Director of Wayne McGregor Ι Random Dance, resident company of Sadler’s Wells, London, for which he has made over 30 works including The Millennarium, Sulphur 16, Aeon, Nemesis, AtaXia, Ossein, Amu, Entity, Dyad 1909, FAR and UNDANCE.

He is the Resident Choreographer of The Royal Ballet.

In January 2011, McGregor was awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for Services to Dance.

Genista (Jenny) McIntosh has held a number of senior positions in major arts organisations She was Principal of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama from 2002-3 and Executive Director of the Royal National Theatre between 1990 and 1996 and again between 1997 and 2002. In 1997 she was briefly Chief Executive of the Royal Opera House.

Between 1972 and 1990 she held a number of posts at the Royal Shakespeare Company. She was a founder Trustee of NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) from 1998 to 2005 and currently serves on the Boards of Southbank Sinfonia, the Roundhouse Trust, the National Opera Studio and the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Genista holds honorary doctorates from the University of York (1998), the University of Middlesex (2002) and City University (2002) and received an Honorary Fellowship from Goldsmiths College, University of London in 2003. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. In 1999 she was created a Life Peer, taking the title Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall, and now devotes most of her time to her work in the House of Lords.

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Managing Director of the Cameron Mackintosh group of companies, which includes eight West End theatres and Music Theatre International. Joined Cameron Mackintosh in 1981 as the Executive Producer for Cats and subsequently for such shows as Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, The Phantom of the Opera, Oliver!, Mary Poppins and Hamilton. Executive Producer of the Oscar winning feature film of Les Misérables.

Patron of Shakespeare Schools Festival, Chairman of the Soho Theatre, Managing Trustee of the Mackintosh Foundation and a UK Business Ambassador for the Prime Minister’s Office. Awarded an OBE for services to theatre and charity by the Queen in 2014.

Simon co-founded Inflexion with John Hartz in 1999.

Simon has 30 years’ experience of developing and leading buyouts for growth businesses, having started his private equity career in the early 1990s. He and John co-founded Daiwa Europe’s Private Equity Group, which they ultimately spun out to form Inflexion.

When not working, Simon leads Inflexion’s involvement in The Prince’s Trust, is a trustee of Impetus-The Private Equity Foundation, and chair of Roundhouse. He has skied to both the North and South Pole as part of the Antarctic Enterprise, raising over one million pounds for charity. Simon also enjoys playing tennis and golf.

He holds an MA in Modern History from Oxford University.

Ella is a Group HR Director, with a proven track record of leading change, M&A and business transformation. Her career spans retail, not-for profit and high tech companies.

Ella is currently the HR Director and Board member at Sainsbury’s Argos, the newly-formed non-food subsidiary of Sainsbury’s (which encompasses Argos, Habitat and Sainsbury’s non-food business). With 30,000 employees and annual sales of around £6 billion, Sainsbury’s-Argos is the second largest online retailer in the UK. Ella’s responsibilities range from defining the best and most robust operating model, ensuring the future development and acquisition of the digital skills needed for sustainability and growth and leading the HR function of 200 people.

Ella earned her BA Hons degree from the University of Bristol and her Master’s Degree from the University of London.

Lorna Clarke is Director of Music at the BBC, with responsibility for a portfolio of 6 national popular and classical music networks (Radio 1, Radio 2, Radio 3, 6 Music, Radio 1Xtra, Asian Network) as well as Music Live Events, music Television commissioning and the Visualisation team.

With over 30 years broadcasting experience under her belt, Lorna kicked off her radio career in 1985 as a news reporter at BBC Radio Cornwall, which was followed by various production roles at BBC London/GLR, Metro Radio in Newcastle, and BBC World Service. Lorna made the switch back to commercial radio by becoming Programme Director at Kiss 100 FM in 1990, the year it began broadcasting legally after spending many years as a London based pirate station.

The BBC beckoned in 1997 and Lorna became Radio 1’s Head of Mainstream Programmes. Lorna joined BBC Television in 2003, where she worked on a variety of initiatives to find the next generation of emerging new talent across Factual TV, Sport Journalism, Children’s, Music production, Animation, and film makers (direction). Between 2005 and 2010 Lorna was the Director of Electric Proms for which she launched and curated a series of live concerts across BBC radio and television, featuring artists including Sir Elton John, Dame Shirley Bassey, Mark Ronson, Oasis and Sir Paul McCartney at The Roundhouse. Lorna returned to radio in 2010 as Network Manager for Radio 2, 6 Music and Asian Network, gaining day to day accountability for the smooth running of all three networks. Prior to becoming Controller of Pop in September 2019, Lorna was made Head of Production for Radio 2 and 6 Music in 2017, gaining responsibility for the in-house production team for both stations.

Lorna is a trustee for The Roundhouse. Also inducted into the Music Week Women in Music Roll of Honour in 2019.

Marcus Davey, Chief Executive and Artistic Director of the Roundhouse, was previously Head of Arts for Dartington Hall Trust and then Chief Executive and Artistic Director of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival.

Voluntary positions have included being Chair of the PRS Foundation and the Brook Street Band Trust, as well as being a trustee of the Longplayer Trust, a Steering Board member of Barclays Lifeskills and a London Council member of Arts Council England. He is currently a Governor of the National College for Creative Industries and Co-Chair of the UK Council of the Creative Industries Federation, of which he was a co-founder.

He is an honorary fellow of The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London and of Dartington College of Arts. Marcus was awarded an OBE in 2011.

Sherry Dzinoreva currently serves as Director of Policy Programs, Africa, Middle East and Turkey (AMET) for Meta where she leads on program development to amplify the platform’s tools for social good. During her tenure, she has led a number of community initiatives including Facebook Nigeria, a three-year campaign designed to support small business owners through skills training and infrastructure support; the launch of MyDigital World, a digital literacy program for youth, educators and parents; and most recently, Amplifying African Voices, a mentorship and grants program to support African immersive tech content creators.

Over the years, Sherry has worked in various facets of media and tech, with a primary focus on skills development and education. Before joining Facebook she served as Program Director for Digify Africa, a program that saw over 70,000 young people trained in digital skills across Sub-Saharan Africa. She was also the co-founder of the first Social Media Week Johannesburg, offering free and accessible workshops on digital innovation to a mix of audiences across the city. Prior to transitioning into the tech space, Dzinoreva spent 12 years leading communications and marketing for such organisations as Complex Media, TRACE magazine and Black Girls Rock!. Dzinoreva is driven by her passion for building innovative programs and experiences designed to bridge cultural and opportunity gaps around the world to empower, connect and build the next generation of leaders.

Jackie Freeman is a Chartered Accountant who works with businesses to help them achieve what really matters, in both an executive and non-executive capacity.

Jackie’s last full-time role was as Executive Director of Corporate Services at Marie Curie, a national charity caring for people with terminal illness and their families. Prior to this she held senior finance roles in retail and hospitality, most notably as Finance Director for Pizza Express from 2003 to 2014.

Jackie is a Trustee and Chair of the Strategic Finance Committee of Age UK, a national charity whose vision is a world where everyone can enjoy later life.

Spider J is a producer, songwriter and musician actively touring and playing festivals around the world. Spider specialises in urban, dub, hip hop, reggae and pop genres.

He plays a huge part in the Roundhouse’s annual outreach programme, On Track. As lead artist tutor and producer he works closely with young creatives to help them realise their potential, focussing on music production and live performance.

Flor is a Managing Partner at Inflexion alongside John Hartz and Simon Turner, and leads Inflexion’s Buyout Fund. She is also a member of Inflexion’s Executive, Investment and Responsible Investing Committees.

Flor joined Inflexion in 2011, later becoming Head of Services, and worked on a number of notable investments including Alcumus, Auxadi, BES, Estera, LCP, Ocorian and Sanne. As well as helping secure a number of opportunities for the Buyout and Partnership Funds, she has been instrumental in leading Inflexion’s European expansion. Prior to joining Inflexion, Flor spent time at Hg, Bain & Co and JP Morgan.   

Flor has lived and worked in Buenos Aires, New York, Philadelphia and London. An Argentine national, Flor is fluent in French and Spanish. In her spare time, Flor enjoys running, adventure travel and supporting her native Argentina in football and rugby.

She has a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires (ITBA) and an MBA/MA with Honours from The Wharton School/The Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania.

Toni is a passionate storyteller and arts facilitator, dedicated to exploring the power of creativity to drive social change. They studied International Relations and Development at the University of Sussex where they gained a deep understanding of social and political challenges that informs their creative practice and work.

Toni is currently managing an arts studio where they facilitate creativity and artistic exploration through painting sessions open to people of all ages and abilities. As a facilitator she has organised craft workshops and collaborative artworks that combined education with play and related to various social themes from feminism to critical hope.

At the Roundhouse Toni has been involved in artist programmes as a film-maker, where she has gained skills in camera operation and video-editing. Currently they are focusing on developing their skills in writing and directing, and their work in short films explores themes of queerness and intimacy. They seek to use their craft as a way to challenge harmful societal narratives, open minds and encourage Dialogue.

Rosie Luff is a government relations expert, with specialisms in tech, media and arts policy. She currently leads on Public Affairs for Google in the UK. She was previously a Director at Hanover Communications, and led Public Affairs and Corporate Communications for Southbank Centre. She is a Trustee of the Campaign for the Arts and an adviser to What Next?, the UK’s largest grassroots arts network.

Natasha Mann, who in a profile in British Vogue was credited as “paving the way for a new generation of industry insiders”, is an inspirational and transformational leader with two decades of experience working within the music industry alongside artists such as Amy Winehouse, The Weeknd, Florence + The Machine, Disclosure, U2, Drake, Hozier and Ariana Grande. Starting her career as a publicist in fashion and music, before moving into marketing, Natasha, rose through the ranks to become the first female Managing Director of the legendary Island Records. She was not only the first woman, but the first woman of colour, to hold the position in the label’s 60-year history, and indeed within the wider music industry. During her time in the role the company enjoyed their most successful period in over a decade and achieved 3 years of consistent growth (sales and profit).

Most recently she represented Universal Music UK at the Women and Equalities Select Committee inquiry into Misogyny in Music. In addition to her roles at Universal Music, Natasha established a mentoring scheme to support young talent and acts as both ambassador and board member on
organisations dedicated to ensuring inclusion and equality within music. In 2014, Natasha was honoured at the inaugural Music Week Women In Music awards and named one of the ‘Most Influential Women In Music’ in the industry. As a qualified Executive coach, Natasha’s collaborative leadership style and desire for meaningful change to benefit commercial success makes
her one of the most interesting and innovative people working in music today.

Kojo Marfo is a creative art and socio-economic growth strategist with a specialty in connecting young emerging creatives and black-led businesses with new opportunities and commercial visibility through strategic brand partnerships and policy.

With over a decade of experience in curating multiple global campaigns and youth employment projects in the arts that impacts under-represented communities his work has been featured in publications such as Forbes, Bloomberg, Evening Standard, and the BBC.

Kojo connects businesses and organizations with stakeholders in a way that appreciates cultural and commercial value. He opened the very first black concept store in West End (Carnaby) to sell over 200 black businesses to diverse customers including the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.

Monique is a project award-winning Creative, Musician and Music Producer with cross-sector Art experience spanning across Music, Performing Arts & Culture.

She has worked with many of the leading Arts & Culture venues in the UK, including the Southbank Centre, Royal Albert Hall, Soho Theatre and Victoria & Albert Museum.

Monique has supported young people from across the globe with her youth work, in continents such as Asia, Africa and Europe. She is a National Youth Theatre ambassador and advocate for Mental Health, being a qualified Emergency Mental Health First Aider and holding various qualifications and training within the areas of inclusion, accessibility, safeguarding and supporting underrepresented communities.

You can find Monique’s published work on Art, Music, Youth Culture and Wellbeing on publications such as Dazed and Pride magazine.

Caspar is a co-founder of the Roundhouse Trust.

Between a degree in philosophy and a Masters in International Relations, he worked as a copywriter for TBWA/Holmes Knight Ritchie, then for a foreign affairs think-tank and lobbying group, The Safer World Foundation, concentrating on arms control and conflict management. In 1995 he helped set up a property insurance company in Scotland and London.

He left to set up the Roundhouse with Torquil Norman, first as the Norman Trust, which owns the Roundhouse and managed its activities until 2000, then as a founding trustee and first Events Director of the Roundhouse Trust. He stepped down a short period after the Roundhouse reopened.

He remains a trustee of the Roundhouse and the Norman Trust, as well as a trustee of the Pound Arts Centre and Rural Arts, Wiltshire. He is a director of Genie Toys.

He currently lives in Wiltshire, writes books and advises on various social enterprises, usually with young people, old buildings and events at their core.

Kevin O’Hare was born in Yorkshire. Having started dancing at an early age, he trained at The Royal Ballet School from the age of 11 and, through an exchange programme, The Royal Danish Ballet. On graduating he joined Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet under the direction of Peter Wright and was promoted to Principal in 1990 at the same time as the company relocated to Birmingham, becoming Birmingham Royal Ballet.  

He retired from dancing in 2000 to work with the RSC, training in company management. He returned to BRB as Company Manager in 2001 and joined The Royal Ballet as Company Manager in 2004. He was appointed Administrative Director in 2009 and Director in July 2012. 

He is on the board of The Royal Ballet School and is a Trustee of the Frederick Ashton Foundation and Patron of the Ballet Association and The Cecchetti Society Trust. In July 2014 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Hull. He was appointed a CBE in 2018.

Roshan is a London-based digital marketing professional with experience working for some of the world’s most renowned brands, including Johnson & Johnson, PUMA, and the UK Government. He has successfully planned and delivered marketing campaigns across the UK, EMEA, and Scandinavia. Notably, Roshan played a pivotal role in planning and executing the digital marketing campaign for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout during the pandemic.

Having completed an apprenticeship himself, Roshan is passionate about ensuring young people have access to opportunities and success, regardless of their background or socio-economic status.

In 2024, Roshan began attending the Roundhouse to develop his skills as a DJ, quickly becoming an advocate for the organisation. He joined the Youth Advisory Board, where he contributes monthly to the Roundhouse.

In 2023, Roshan started the social media page WASH RICE, creating engaging content garnering hundreds of thousands of views. His unique timelapse videos of drawing murals on his rooftop gained attention from the Premier League, Idris Elba and Lad Bible.

Philip studied Classics and Modern Languages at Oxford University and is the general counsel and company secretary of the Roundhouse.

Philip is a senior partner in the corporate law practice at international law firm Withers World Wide. He practises corporate and commercial law, with particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, strategic investments and joint ventures.

Philip also has an active pro bono practice, with considerable experience advising English charities, social enterprises and not-for-profit organisations.

Before embarking upon his legal career, Philip lived and worked in Japan as a cultural adviser to the Japanese Government.

Leo Wyndham oversees the business for Platoon, an innovative distribution and creative services company, owned by Apple.

Leo joined Apple in 2004 to launch iTunes across Europe, and was responsible for shaping the company’s live music strategy, including the Apple Music Festival that ran for 10 years in London and saw performances from some of the biggest artists in the world.

In 2012, Leo moved to Japan to launch Apple Music in the second largest market globally, and to lead strategic expansion projects in China. He then relocated to Singapore to manage Apple’s Services businesses, including the App Store, Apple TV+ and Apple News, across the rest of Asia Pacific, India, the Middle East, and Africa.

He returned to London in 2020 to lead international operations for Beats Electronics and its family of premium consumer headphones, earphones and speakers.

Leo earned a bachelor’s degree in Artificial Intelligence from Sussex University. He has written, produced and released music himself, including remix work with several Grammy-winning artists.