The Duke of Devonshire

Overview

The Duke of Devonshire CBE, formerly Marquess of Hartington, became a director of the Company in September 1994 and assumed the role of Deputy Chairman of the Company in April 1996. In March 2008, he was appointed as the next Chancellor of the University of Derby, England. In 2007, the Duke became a Trustee of the Wallace Collection, a major London fine arts museum, and the Storm King Arts Center in New York and a Patron of the Sheffield Botanical Gardens Trust. In 2006, he became a Trustee of the Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust. Since 1997, the Duke has served as Chairman of and Her Majesty's Representative at Ascot Racecourse, which is managed by the Ascot Authority, of which he has served as a Trustee since 1982. In 1997, he was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) for "services to horseracing". The Duke of Devonshire assists in the management of family estates in England, including Chatsworth, and in Ireland as well as of The Devonshire Arms (Bolton Abbey) Limited, which operates three luxury hotels in England. He also oversees the Devonshire Collection, a world-renowned private art collection.