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Mark Friend

Non-executive director
Chair of: Finance & Investment; Vice chair of Remuneration Committee, Member of Board of Directors; Quality & Safety, Audit & Risk & People & Culture Committees & Attendee at Council of Governors
Mark is Executive Director of the International Centre for Contemporary Music and previously ran BBC digital services and music output across digital radio, TV and online platforms.
Mark has many years' experience at board level and led strategy and business development teams at Cancer Research UK, ITN and the BBC, where he also led the Charter Review negotiations with the Government and implementation of new governance structures.
He is a trustee of the Artis Foundation and the National Centre for Circus Arts.