THE newest Lay Canon of York Minster has been announced as John Hattam.

Mr Hattam runs his own training business in York, and will be admitted as a member of the Chapter of York on Thursday (SEPT 6), in a ceremony at the Chapter House, followed by his installation during Choral Evensong in the Quire from 5.15pm.

The College of Canons is made up of clergy and lay people from across the Diocese of York, who aim to be ‘the voice of the Diocese’ and develop closer ties between the Minster and the parishes of the Diocese.

Mr Hattam also owns and runs H C Wines, a wine importing and retailing business, and has delivered training on negotiation, leadership and other subjects to companies in the UK, Europe, the United States, and the Far East.

From 2008 to 2014 he was a non-executive director on a local NHS Trust, where he chaired the Performance & Finance Committee and was the senior independent director.

Mr Hattam chairs the governing body of Archbishop Holgate's School in York, and is chair of the Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust Board.

He has three grown up children and is a communicant member of Heworth Christ Church where he and his wife have worshipped since 1989.