Professor named as new chair of Ikon

Ikon Gallery has announced the appointment of Professor Helen Higson as chair of its board of trustees.

Professor Higson is Professor of Higher Education Learning and Management at Aston University and vice lord-lieutenant for the West Midlands.

Meanwhile, another trustee, Harminder Randhawa, an accountant at Jaguar Land Rover, has taken the position as chair at Ikon 's Risk Committee.

Professor Higson (pictured) said: “I am totally delighted to be appointed as chair of the Ikon Board. It is a great responsibility to be a guardian of this wonderful institution, and I am proud to be associated with such high quality curation, outreach and education work.

“Ikon is an iconic Birmingham landmark, but it has a reputation for excellence well beyond the region, both nationally and internationally.

“Those of us on the Board have a duty to make sure we advance this standing. I promise that I will do this as much as I am able. ”

Professor Higson succeeds Oliver Longmore, corporate banking manager, Handelsbanken who has retired from the board having served as a trustee since 2014, and as chair since 2018.

Victoria Tester, Shakespeare Martineau 's chief operating office Victoria Tester has also stepped down as a trustee.