Diana Berry, Dounia Nadar and James Lambert OBE have been appointed as Trustees of the National Gallery
The Prime Minister has appointed Diana Berry, Dounia Nadar and James Lambert as a Trustee of the National Gallery for four year terms 23 December 2021 until 22 December 2025.
Diana Berry
Diana Berry’s professional life has been spent almost entirely in the arts and in public affairs. She was a senior director at Sotheby’s and chairman of the Sotheby’s Institute. She has curated exhibitions with numerous museums and public bodies, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Regional Arts Associations, and the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
Her experience of fundraising includes museums and educational charities – among others, she has been a trustee of the Holburne Museum in Bath, and development director and then trustee of the New Schools Network – and for medical and national causes. She has served as the first female Master of a London livery company, was a trustee of Policy Exchange, and is currently a trustee of the Attingham Trust for Historic Houses.
Dounia Nadar
Dounia is a philanthropist with extensive museum experience along with other charitable organisations. Until 2020, she was a Trustee of the Wallace Collection where she led fundraising for the International Council.
Dounia was a founding member and is co-chair of the Contemporary and Modern Middle Eastern Art (CaMMEA) acquisitions group at the British Museum. She also sits on the governance board for the University of Texas Foundation and is a trustee at the St. James’s Conservation Trust. Historically, Dounia has served in leadership roles at Breast Cancer Care as well as St. Paul’s Girls’ School.
James Lambert OBE
James Lambert OBE is a Founder shareholder and Deputy Chairman of Value Retail PLC, which developed and operates Bicester Village and ten sister Villages in Europe and China. The Collection of Villages in Europe and China welcomed 45 million visitors in 2019 including 7.3 million at Bicester Village, which has the highest sales densities of any shopping destination in the world.
James’ pro bono activities are focused on education and the arts. He is a founder Trustee of IntoUniversity, originally a local charity which successfully scaled into a national charity with 31 centres. James retired as Chair and Trustee in 2018 and is a member of the Advisory Panel. The charity currently supports 35,000 young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to attain either a university place or another chosen aspiration.
James is a Trustee of Somerset House and an Honorary Fellow of the New College of the Humanities, where he sits on the Advisory Board. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2020 New Year’ Honours List, in recognition of his services to social mobility in education.
Trustees of the National Gallery are not remunerated. These appointments have been made in accordance with the Cabinet Office’s Governance Code on Public Appointments. The appointments process is regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. Under the Code, any significant political activity undertaken by an appointee in the last five years must be declared. This is defined as including holding office, public speaking, making a recordable donation, or candidature for election.
Diana Berry has not declared any activity. Dounia Nadar has declared that she has made recordable donations to the Conservative Party - details of which can be obtained from the Electoral Commission website. James Lambert has declared that a company he controls, Caverncharm Limited, has made recordable donations to the Conservative Party - details of which can be obtained from the Electoral Commission website.