Leeds based Northern Ballet has announced that Sir David Wootton will become its new Chair.
Bradford-born Wootton has been a corporate partner at international law firm Allen & Overy LLP since 1979, taking a year's sabbatical to serve as Lord Mayor of the City of London, though he has also been involved with charitable, cultural and community activities.
Wootton is Chair of the Trustees of the Charles Dickens Museum, Music Patron of St Paul’s Cathedral and is a Governor of several educational institutions including Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Bradford Grammar School. He received a knighthood in the Queen’s 2013 New Year’s Honours list for services to legal business, charity and the City of London.
He says of the role that will see him overseeing policy and strategic direction.
"I am delighted to become Chair of Northern Ballet. I am impressed with the Company's creativity, its imaginative artistic direction, its range of activities and its very competent and ambitious management. I look forward to meeting everyone involved and contributing to the Company's development, regionally, nationally and internationally.’
Northern Ballet's new full-length ballet The Great Gatsby has its world première opening on 2 March at Leeds Grand Theatre before touring across the UK. For further information visit northernballet.com/gatsby.