Sir William Proby took over as Chairman of the National Trust on 1 May 2003.
He has a strong background in the city having started his career as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse & Co moving on to Morgan Grenfell & Co where he specialised in corporate tax planning. William became Chief Executive of MWP Ltd, an associated company of Morgan Grenfell during the early 80s.
Sir William has a long association and deep interest in the nation’s heritage, having served as President of the Historic Houses Association from 1994 to 1999. He also owns and runs Elton Hall in Cambridgeshire, a grade 1 listed building which has been open to the public since 1982. He has been Deputy Lieutenant for Cambridgeshire since 1995.
Sir William is a member of the Advisory Council of the Tate Gallery (Millbank). He is also a Director of MGM Assurance.
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