Phil Harrold joined the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action Board of Trustees in April 2022.
Phil is the Ö÷²¥´óÐã’s Company Secretary and chief of staff.
As Company Secretary he is responsible for corporate governance across the Ö÷²¥´óÐã – managing the activities of the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Board, the Executive Committee and all other corporate decision-making bodies across the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Group.
As chief of staff he is the principal adviser to the Ö÷²¥´óÐã’s Director-General and Chairman; he runs the private office that supports them in undertaking their duties.
Phil is the executive sponsor of the Ö÷²¥´óÐã’s LGBT+ staff group, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Pride.
Phil began working for the Ö÷²¥´óÐã in 2005 for the then-governing body of the Corporation, the Board of Governors. He subsequently worked for the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Trust, where he was Head of Governance. He joined the Ö÷²¥´óÐã executive as Company Secretary in 2014 and is now also the chief of staff to the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Chairman and Director-General.
Phil joined the Ö÷²¥´óÐã after working for the charitable sector and the civil service in Australia.
Board of Trustees
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Francesca Unsworth
Chair -
Awo Ablo
Vice chair -
Shirley Cameron
Trustee -
Reeta Chakrabarti
Trustee -
Phil Harrold
Trustee -
Freshta Karim
Trustee -
Gavin Mann
Trustee -
Lindsey North
Trustee -
Nick Pickles
Trustee -
Julia Rank
Chair of Finance and Audit Committee -
Sophia Swithern
Trustee -
Sir Myles Wickstead KCMG
Trustee
Management
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Simon Bishop
Chief Executive Officer -
Laura Collier-Keywood
Chief Operating Officer -
Richard Lace
Director of Programmes -
Eva Ng'ang'a
People and Culture Lead -
Caroline Sugg
Director of Strategy and Partnerships