New Chair for Edinburgh International Festival

KEITH SKEOCH, a Trustee of Edinburgh International Festival since 2019 and member of its diversity and inclusion board working group, will become Chair of the festival board from June.

The former Chief Executive of Standard Life Investments Plc is also Chair of the Aberdeen Standard Investments Research Institute, Financial Reporting Council, Investment Association and a member of the UK Takeover Panel. He is also a Trustee of the Standard Life Foundation.

Skeoch succeeds PROFESSOR NIALL LOTHIAN, who joined the Board in 2011, was elected Deputy Chair in 2014 and has been Chair since 2017.