Our people
Trustees and Directors
Historic Royal Palaces is governed by a Board of Trustees.
Our Trustees promote Historic Royal Palaces’ Cause in the world. They act in the organisation’s best interests, ensuring high standards in all the work we do, and that we use our money and resources as effectively as possible.
The Chief Executive, John Barnes, is accountable to the Board of Trustees for the performance of Historic Royal Palaces and ultimately to Parliament for the public assets in our care. He chairs an Executive Board of eight Directors.
The Board
The Board of Trustees consists of a Chair and 10 Trustees. The appointments are unpaid and Trustees are carefully selected for ability to support Historic Royal Palaces’ work.
The Executive Team
The Chief Executive, John Barnes, is accountable to the Board of Trustees for the performance of Historic Royal Palaces and ultimately to Parliament for the public assets in our care. He chairs an Executive Team of Directors.
Directors
- John Barnes – Chief Executive
- Nicola Andrews – Palaces Group Director
- Andrew Jackson CBE – Tower Group Director
- Jane Crowther – Corporate Services Director
- Tom O’Leary – Public Engagement Director
- Adrian Phillips – Palaces and Collections Director
- Dan Wolfe – Commercial Director
- Anupam Ganguli – Finance Director
- Antonia Newman – Director of Development