▁been ▁to ▁Card iff ▁for ▁their ▁three - month ▁courses . ▁▁ ▁Don ▁was ▁exception ally ▁well - known ▁and ▁respect ed ▁throughout ▁India ▁and ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁while ▁Tony ▁also ▁worked ▁in ▁India , ▁Leb anon , ▁Afghan istan ▁and ▁Iran . ▁Tony ▁Cro ok ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁join ▁The ▁Times ▁when ▁Lord ▁Thom son ▁took ▁it ▁over ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁Don ▁died ▁shortly ▁after ▁ret iring ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁organisation ' s ▁present ▁chief ▁executive ▁is ▁N ig el ▁Baker ,. ▁ ▁Other ▁staff ▁and ▁associ ates ▁include : ▁director ▁of ▁development ▁David ▁Qu in , ▁director ▁of ▁innov ation ▁and ▁learning ▁H os am ▁El ▁Nag ar , ▁head ▁of ▁training ▁and ▁communic ations ▁Deb or ah ▁Kelly , ▁B ett ina ▁Peters , ▁formerly ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Journal ism ▁Centre , ▁Helen ▁Scott , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁for ▁the ▁She ff ield ▁Document ary ▁Film ▁Festival ▁and ▁Mark ▁Web ster , ▁previously ▁a ▁correspond ent ▁and ▁editor ▁at ▁IT N . ▁ ▁Lord ▁Ch and os ▁is ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Thom son ▁Foundation , ▁having ▁succeeded ▁Lord ▁F ow ler , ▁a ▁former ▁cabinet ▁member ▁in ▁the ▁Th atch er ▁government . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Organ izations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁Category : Char ities ▁based ▁in ▁London ▁Category : Found ations ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : Found ations ▁based ▁in ▁England <0x0A> </s> ▁X