BRIT Trust chair John Craig says the charity is in “good shape” as he steps down after 18 years.

Music Week can reveal that the industry veteran behind theatrical recordings label First Night Records will make way for a new chair early next year. A committee has been tasked with finding his successor.

Craig first became a trustee in 1991 and was voted chair in 2003. He was previously part of the team that helped to raise the funds for ...