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Sir John Sorrell CBE

Co-founder and chairman of London Design Festival, John Sorrell is a UK Business Ambassador, appointed by successive prime ministers to help promote Britain’s creative industries abroad. John co-founded the Sorrell Foundation with Frances Sorrell (neé Newell) in 1999 and they also run the National Art&Design Saturday Club. He is chairman of University of the Arts London and is founder and chairman of the Creative Industries Federation. He has recently co-founded the London Design Biennale.

John was appointed CBE in 1996, was awarded the Royal Society of Arts Bicentenary Medal in 1998 and holds numerous honorary fellowships and degrees. John was awarded a knighthood in the 2008 New Year Honours List for services to the creative industries.