bfi Governors
The bfi is a registered charity, established by Royal Charter, governed by a Board of 15 Governors.
- More about the role of the governors
- Minutes of the Board of Governors' meetings
- BFI Complaints Procedure
- BFI policy on managing conflicts of interest
Chair: Greg Dyke
Greg Dyke became Chair of the BFI in March 2008. Formerly Director-General of the BBC, Greg is Chairman of HIT, a TV production company making programmes for under-fives, he is also Chancellor of the University of York and Chairman of Brentford Football Club.
Shami Chakrabarti CBE
Shami Chakrabarti CBE is Director of Liberty, one of the UK's leading human rights and civil liberties organisations.
Eric Fellner CBE
Eric Fellner is co-chairman of Working Title Films, Britain's foremost production company.
Sir Christopher Frayling
Sir Christopher Frayling is Rector of the Royal College of Art and also Professor of Cultural History there.
Matthew Freud
Matthew Freud is the Chairman of Freud Communications.
Peter Foy
Peter Foy is a former Managing Director of McKinsey & Co UK.
Leslie Hardcastle (Member Governor)
Leslie Hardcastle OBE was responsible for the NFT for many years, and devised the Museum of the Moving Image.
Ashley Highfield
Ashley Highfield is Managing Director & VP, Consumer & Online UK at Microsoft
Caroline Michel
Caroline Michel is Chief Executive of Peters Fraser and Dunlop.
Professor Sir Howard Newby CBE
Professor Sir Howard Newby CBE is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool.
Sam Taylor-Wood
Sam Taylor-Wood has won world-wide critical acclaim as a photographer and film and video artist.
David Thompson (Member Governor)
David Thompson is a freelance film director and writer. During a long career in film he has been a programmer, cinema manager, TV director, reviewer and journalist .
Peter Watson
Peter Watson is chief executive of Recorded Picture Company, one of the principal production forces in the UK.
