We are delighted to introduce Peter Lyster as our new Chair of the Board of Trustees at hoot creative arts. As Chair of the Board, Peter will play a pivotal role in hoot’s mission; helping people to discover how being creative makes us feel good.
Previously the Chair of Governors at a local high school and a trustee with Union Dance, a contemporary dance company in London. Peter brings skills and experience in marketing with a range of businesses including o2, the London Stock Exchange, BT, and local stockbrokers BWD Rensburg.
On joining the board of trustees, he said, “I cannot tell you how pleased I am to be joining hoot. I have followed their work for some time, and I am so impressed by their engagement in the community. It is my ambition to help them to make an even greater impact and help more local people”.
CEO at hoot, Gavin Clayton said: “Having a Chair with the range of experience Peter brings is a great asset for hoot as we work within the Creative Health sector and this means tracking and responding to many interlinked areas of individual & community need, policy development and range of contexts. As CEO I will greatly appreciate the stability a permanent Chair appointment will bring to our discussions, planning and decision making at Board level.”
