Masters of the Bench

Sue Hoyle has held a number of senior executive and non-executive roles, mainly in the arts, including Director of Clore Leadership, Executive Director of The Place, Deputy Secretary-General of Arts Council England and Trustee of the British Council.  She is currently a Trustee and Senior Independent Director of the Royal Opera House and Chair of its Learning and Participation Committee, a Trustee of Fuel Theatre and of Leeds Culture Trust and a member of the Selection Committee for the Longwood International Horticultural Fellowships. Sue is a Lay Commissioner of the Judicial Appointments Commission.

 Sue is a Cultural Fellow of King’s College London and an Honorary Fellow of Falmouth University. She was awarded an OBE for services to contemporary dance and the Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques for Services to French Culture.