Pro Corda

Patrons and Trustees

Our Patrons

Our Trustees

Keith Daley

Chair

Keith is current Chair both of Checkit.net (a FTSE-100 listed company) and Pro Corda, and former-Chair of a wide range of organisations, including Munro Instruments and MEC Medical Ltd, having started his career in banking. He was a Pro Corda student from 1969, taught by Pamela Spofforth, one of the founders. 

Camille Daulne

Treasurer

Camille joined Pro Corda in February 2025 as a Finance Trustee and Treasurer, bringing more than 10 years’ experience in private equity real estate, fund finance and accounting. Camille is responsible for overseeing the financial health of Pro Corda, specifically approving and presenting budgets, cashflows and financial statements and advising on strategic financial workstreams. Camille is passionate about music and education.  

Jacopo Blumberg

 

Jacopo is Senior Category Manager at Amazon, having worked with the company for seven years. Now based in New York, Jacopo is also a cellist and pianist and was a member of Pro Corda for several years in the early 2010s.  

Callum Given

Callum is a consultant and strategic advisor with over a decade of experience leading participatory programmes. He supports purpose-driven organisations through creative learning, engagement, and strategy. His arts-based work spans schools, prisons, homelessness, and care settings, empowering communities and emerging artists through impactful, inclusive programme development.

James Shirras

James qualified as a solicitor in 1982 and has spent most of his career as one of the managing directors of a company that provides completion guaranties for film and television. James has always had a keen interest in music and a belief in its educational importance. He was pleased to be invited to join the board in 2021, after his son attended Pro Corda courses as a viola player for more than eight years. In addition to input on legal issues, James is currently honorary secretary of the Trust. 

Peter Wilson

Peter retired from his City of London career in real estate and financing, in which he specialised in complex financial structures and properties. He was CEO of Tower Bridge Estates Ltd and related companies (1991-1998); Head of Halifax Commercial Property Finance (1998-2000); and Head of UK Real Estate Finance/ Senior Relationship Director for Helaba, a German bank, to retirement.  

Peter joined the board in 2025 to assist principally with effective management of our Leiston site.