The tycoon David Ross is to step down as chair of the Royal Opera House months into a four-year role, Sky News learns.
A prominent arts and education philanthropist who has spent millions of pounds of his own money funding academies across the country, Mr Ross has close links to the Conservative administration.
Last November, the businessman stepped in to shore up the Opera House's finances by purchasing David Hockney's portrait of the late Sir David Webster, the institution's former chief executive. Sir Simon Robey, a former chairman of the ROH and now its honorary vice-president, is expected to step in as interim chair pending the appointment of a long-term replacement, insiders added.
Mr Ross is understood to have seen off competition for the chairmanship role last year from George Osborne, the former chancellor.
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