Mark Pemberton OBE served as Chief Executive of the ABO (Association of British Orchestras) for 15 years, departing his post in September 2022. During his time at the ABO, he undertook the gargantuan task of guiding the organisation through Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic, secured Orchestra Tax Relief, got orchestral musicians included on the Shortage Occupation List, launched the All Party Parliamentary Group on Classical Music, and curated and grew the ABO Conference into Europe’s largest gathering of the orchestral sector. He was awarded an OBE for services to music in the New Years Honours List 2022, as well as the ABO Special Award in the same year.
