Miles Henderson - Chair

Miles Henderson assumed the role of Chair in 2025 having spent 5 years as Treasurer. Miles brings a wealth of public and private sector business experience to the role. He currently works as a Finance Lecturer in Newcastle. Previously he spent 20 years as a senior investment banker in Asia and in London and also set up and ran a number of small businesses. He is married with three adult children. Miles is autistic.

"I am honoured to be able to chair the Twisting Ducks. In the five years I have been a trustee I have always been astonished by the tremendous amount of excellent work that the team manages to do with so little funding.

My role is to chair board meetings and to provide overall strategic leadership for the charity. I also provide support to as well as supervising the executive leadership. I am immensely proud of the work the team does in providing opportunities for people with a learning disabilities and autistic people to express themselves through performing arts".