03/05/2013 - Libby King to be Deputy Chair

The British Film Institute (BFI) has added Pat Butler, Charles Cecil, and Oona King to its Governing Board. Libby Savill who has served on the board for two years has agreed to become Deputy Chair of the BFI.

Pat Butler is a former Director of McKinsey & Co, international management consultants. He spent 25 years with the Firm and has helped CEOs and Boards of global companies in the UK, Europe, Middle East, North America and South Africa on issues of strategy, organisation and performance improvement.  

Charles Cecil has been a pioneer in interactive entertainment for over 30 years and has worked on critically acclaimed and bestselling games. He founded Revolution Software in 1990, whose Broken Sword is one of the world’s most successful adventure series, achieving multi-million sales.

Oona King, Baroness King of Bow, is a member of the House of Lords. She is a writer, broadcaster and political campaigner and has worked as a television presenter for Channel 4, BBC, Sky, Five and ITV.

Greg Dyke, Chair, BFI said, “We are very pleased to have three such talented individuals join our board. They each bring a wealth of experience, from finance and management, politics and broadcasting, to the video games industry. With such a talented team the Board is well equipped to face the significant opportunities and challenges in the years to come in supporting the BFI’s growth agenda and international strategy for film. Libby combines pragmatism with one of the best legal minds in the entertainment industries and she is a great asset to the board.”

The other Governors are: Josh Berger, Ashley Highfield, Tom Hooper, Matthew Justice, Peter Kosminsky, James Purnell, Libby Savill and Cy Young.