Advisory Board

Joined Cameron Mackintosh in 1981 as executive producer for Cats and subsequently Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, The Phantom of the Opera, Oliver! and My Fair Lady. Executive producer of the film of Les Misérables and both the bestselling  Concert DVDs from the O2 and Royal Albert Hall. Since 2000, Managing Director of Cameron Mackintosh Ltd, a worldwide production company which also owns Music Theatre International in New York and seven (soon to be nine) West End theatres.

Nick Blackburn has had a diverse career; from Manager of pop group Procol Harum to the ticket agency See Tickets. He set up See Tickets in 2002 after spending 12 years at rival group, Ticketmaster. His company employs 400 people and sells tickets to all the major events and shows in the UK.

Andy Coulson is the Founder of Coulson Partners, providing high-impact advice on corporate strategy, reputation and communications to CEOs, leaders and entrepreneurs. He is the former Downing Street Director of Communications and was Editor of the News of the World from 2003 until 2007. Andy continues to serve on the advisory board of Tickets For Troops, a charity he helped establish in 2009.

Alex Hill is President of AEG Europe. In this role, Alex is responsible for overseeing all activity and business units of AEG throughout Europe, which is split into the following divisions; AEG Presents, AEG Global Partnerships, AEG Real Estate, AEG Facilities and AEG Sport. This activity includes 20 music, sport and entertainment venues; a number of festivals including the Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park concert series; sports franchises such as German ice hockey club Eisbären Berlin and Stockholm’s Hammarby Sports Association; entertainment districts The O2 in London and Mercedes Platz in Berlin and more diverse businesses such as MBNA Thames Clippers, the London river boat service.

Gary Lydiate is CEO of Kilfrost Group. Prior to that he served 20 years in the Royal Navy and held a senior appointment at BAE Systems.

Helen Parker is the Executive Vice President at NBC Universal.

John Reid is responsible for running the European touring and festival business for Live Nation. Reid joined Live Nation Entertainment as President of Live Nation Europe-Concerts in January of 2012.

Lieutenant Colonel Elisabeth Roberts commissioned into the Royal Corps of Signals in 1999 and has a rewarding and varied career serving on operations including Northern Ireland and Iraq as well as having extensive experience in the training environment.  She currently works in the MOD delivering Defence’s contribution to national commemorative events and leading the Defence improving gender balance programme.

Frank Warren is an English boxing manager and promoter and has managed some of Britain's best boxers of the last forty-plus years, including 'Prince' Naseem Hamed, Nigel Benn, Joe Calzaghe, Tyson Fury and Ricky Hatton. In June 2008, Warren was inducted in the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Warren is the founder of the leading promotional company Queensberry Promotions.

David was commissioned from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst into The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars in April 1990. As an officer in an Armoured Regiment, David held a number of leadership positions in Reconnaissance and within a main Battle Tank Sabre Squadron. David Served in Iraq and Bosnia, and was an instructor in Armoured warfare in Suffield Canada. David left the Army in 1998 as a Captain. Following a short stint in Marketing and Sales at London Irish Rugby Club, David joined Stewart Grand Prix Formula One Team as Executive Assistant to Sir Jackie Stewart O.B.E. After 7 years within the Formula One industry, David left Jaguar Racing as the Head of Marketing, to become the Head of Brand and Marketing at The Royal Bank of Scotland. David is now CEO of Motorsport at Wasserman. 

Chris Wilson joined the Tickets For Troops Advisory Board in March 2021. He has been Chair of the Trustees of BFBS since December 2018, having been a member of the Board since 2010. He was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1973 and retired from the Army as a Major General in 2010, after a 38-year career which culminated in the appointment as Master General of the Ordnance and membership of the Army Board. Chris joined Thales UK as the Head of Land Strategy and Marketing in 2011 before finally retiring in March 2019. He was made a Commander of the British Empire in 2004 and a Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath in 2009.