Historic Royal Palaces is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chairman to the Board of Trustees.

Charles Mackay is Chairman of TDG plc, Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of Johnson Matthey plc, and a member of the Board and Standing Committee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of INSEAD.

He was the non-executive Chairman of the Eurotunnel Group from 2001 to 2004.  He had been Deputy Chairman since 1999 and a member of the Board since 1997.

He was until 1996 Group Chief Executive and Deputy Chairman of Inchcape plc, the international marketing and services group.  He joined Inchcape in 1986 as the main board director responsible for the Far East based in Hong Kong and became Group Chief Executive in 1991. 

Previously, Mr Mackay worked with BP plc, McKinsey, Royal Pakhoed NV and Chloride Group plc.  He has lived and worked in Continental Europe, Asia and Africa as well as in the UK.

Former non-executive directorships have included HSBC Holdings plc, The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (Hong Kong), Midland Bank plc, British Airways plc, Thistle Hotels plc (where he was deputy chairman), Gucci Group NV, Union Insurance Society of Canton Limited (Hong Kong) and DSL Group Limited (where he was non-executive Chairman).

Mr Mackay has an MA in Law from Queens' College, Cambridge and an MBA from INSEAD.  He is 66 and married with two grown-up children.  He lives in London, Wiltshire and Gascony.

Lord Inge, Acting Chairman, welcomed Mr Mackay,
“We are delighted at this appointment and everyone looks forward to working with Mr Mackay in the future.”

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