OHMI welcomes Simon King to its Board of Trustees

Simon King

We are delighted to announce that Simon King is one of four new trustees to join the OHMI Board.
Simon is a Chartered Accountant who has held governance, risk and assurance roles in both the public and private sectors. Before working with large corporate and public interest organisations, he had experience as both internal and external auditor for housing associations and charities. He has been a Trustee of an educational trust and is a senior civil servant.
As well as being a member of the main board of trustees, Simon will chair OHMI’s new Finance, Risk and Audit Committee. Comprising a small number of staff and trustees, the role of the new committee will be to provide detailed, expert advice to the board and support for staff in managing the charity’s finances.
Simon said,
“I have no background in music, teaching or disability so I guess I’m quite different to other OHMI trustees! What I think I can bring to the role is my ability to see things differently, inside the charity but outside. For my part, I don’t just want to give assurances that the finances are in good order; I also want to explore how I can raise funds myself and help bring new instruments to life as a result.”
Clare Salters, OHMI’s Chair, added,
“Simon has a wealth of experience of governance and risk in organisations significantly bigger than OHMI so we know there is a lot he can bring to the table. His external perspective will also provide a valuable challenge function for the rest of us. I am particularly grateful to him for chairing our new Finance, Risk and Audit Committee to ensure the trustees are fully across the detail of the charity's finances.”
All at OHMI extend their warmest welcome to Simon.