Directors
Julia Fawcett OBE – Chief Executive
Michelle Pendergast – Group Finance Director
Rachel Miller – Director of Audiences, Sales and Marketing
Gwen Oakden – Director of Development & Deputy to the CEO
Jenny Riding – Director of Learning & Engagement
Michael Simpson – Director of Visual Arts
Tony Smith – Commercial Director
Creative Team
Julia Fawcett OBE – Chief Executive
Michael Simpson – Director of Visual Arts
Jenny Riding – Director of Learning & Engagement
Steve Cowton – Head of Theatre Operations
Matthew Eames –Head of Theatres (Contemporary and Commissioning)
Antonia Beck – Senior Producer: Artist Development
Eckhard Thiemann – Programming Associate: Dance
Heads of Departments
Steve Cowton – Head of Theatre Operations
Matt Eames – Head of Theatres (Contemporary & Commissioning)
Mathew Jayne – Head of Operations
Keith Kelly – Head of Ticketing
Phil Maxim – Head of Technical Theatre
Elizabeth Holbrey – Head of Galleries
Zara Foxcroft – Head of CRM & Digital
Tim Manley – Head of Marketing & Communications
Robert Knowles – Head of Finance
Louise Harney – Head of Learning & Engagement
Rachel Woods – Head of HR
Darren Mullin – Head of IT
Kate Rice – House Manager
John Toomer – Facilities Manager
Emma Smallwood – Development Manager
Lee Pringle – Development Manager
Trustees
Chair – Sir Rod Aldridge OBE
Honorary Lifelong President – Felicity Goodey CBE DL
Roli Barker
Mike Blackburn OBE
Ian Currie
Baroness Jane Bonham-Carter
Paul Dennett – City Mayor of Salford
Jane Frost CBE
Fiona Gibson
Jeremy Glover MBE
Bill Hinds
Baroness Beverley Hughes
Daniel Kasmir
Tom Stannard