He will follow the current president, Rupert Clarke, and vice president, John Richards, who will hold the top position in 2010/11.

Speaking on his new position as junior vice president, Toby Courtauld said: “It is a real privilege to have the opportunity to contribute to the BPF in this way and I am greatly looking forward to working with Liz and her team”.

BPF chief executive, Liz Peace said: “We are delighted that Toby, one of the industry’s brightest young stars, has agreed to become our new junior vice president. He has been a very active member of our Policy Committee for a number of years and I’m sure he will bring a new dynamism to the future direction of the BPF.”

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For more information, contact Andrew Panting, Director of Communications, on 020 7802 0106 or apanting@bpf.org.uk