Tributes have been paid across the North West’s business and creative communities to Bruntwood director Kate Vokes and her son Archie, who have died following an avalanche in the French Alps.
Vokes was the sister of recently appointed Bruntwood SciTech chief executive Chris Oglesby, chair of the Oglesby Charitable Trust established by her late father Michael Oglesby, and a trustee of Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre.
Bruntwood said in a brief statement: “We’re heartbroken to share the tragic sudden loss of Kate Vokes & her son Archie. As Oglesby Charitable Trust Chair, our Non-Executive Director & sister of our CEO, Kate was loved & respected by so many. We will miss them terribly. The family kindly ask for privacy at this time.”
Theatres, Universities and businesses were among those paying tribute to Vokes in the wake of the news:
