Dr Nonis appointed to British Asian Trust Advisory Councils

Prince of Wales, President of the British Asian Trust, announced new appointments to the British Asian Trust's Advisory Councils at the fifth anniversary dinner of the Trust at Windsor Castle on February 11.

Reliance Industries Managing Director and chairman Mukesh Ambani was appointed to head the Trust's India Advisory Council and Mackwoods Group and Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the UK Dr Chris Nonis was appointed to head the Trust's Sri Lanka Advisory Council.

They join Tom Singh, OBE, founder of New Look Fashion, who heads the Trust's UK Advisory Council and Arif Naqvi, founder and CEO of Abraaj Group, who heads the Trust's Pakistan Advisory Council.

The British Asian Trust is one of Prince Charles' charities founded in 2007 and is dedicated to help disadvantaged communities and rural uplift through education, health and livelihood initiatives that generate self-sufficiency.

Dr Nonis said he was honoured to have been entrusted with this role, and that his experience in medicine, Pan-Commonwealth development issues and international affairs, business and charitable work, will assist him in helping to realise the Trust's aims.