Vassos Alexander. Sir Iain McMillan CBE DL was Chairman. Slade is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, the Institute of Directors, the Institute of Leadership and Management. He also holds the Institute of Directors Certificate in Company Direction and is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute In 2018 he was made an honorary senior research fellow of the University of Birmingham Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues. In 2019, the level of funding the charity received from corporate donations dropped significantly as a result of the negative impact of Brexit. As this made up more than 50% of its income, the charity sought a merger or acquisition. It closed later in 2019 when this was unsuccessful. The Prince William Award On 1 March 2017, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, launched The Prince William Award, Slade's brainchild developed in partnership with colleagues, Headteachers, Transforming Education, and the University of Birmingham. It was designed to be delivered by education charity SkillForce in schools across England, Scotland and Wales from September 2017, and was the first character and resilience award programme for 6- to 14-year-olds. SkillForce closed in 2019 as a result of the impact of Brexit uncertainties on corporate giving. References Living people 1976 births British television presenters Welsh schoolteachers People educated at Whitchurch High School People from Newport, Wales Welsh adoptees