One of the founding members of the theatre group that owns Richmond Theatre has been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
Howard Panter, co-founder and joint CEO of the Ambassador Theatre Group ltd (ATG), received a knighthood for services to theatre in recognition of his role in theatre for the past 40 years.
Mr Panter said: “I am absolutely delighted to have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List and humbled to receive this prestigious award.
“It is a source of great pride that Britain continues to recognise those within our world-renowned creative industries, and in particular in theatre.”
Along with his wife, Rosemary Squire OBE, Panter founded ATG in 1992 and built it into the UK’s largest theatre group, with 40 venues, including one in the US, and more than 4,000 employees.
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