Our People

Our Board of Trustees

Sir Rupert Gavin

Chair of the Board of Trustees

Lady Debbie Buffini

Deputy Chair of the Board of Trustees

Chris Marks

Trustee

Dr. Shirley J. Thompson OBE

Trustee

Kamara Gray

Trustee

Marilyn Berk

Trustee

Sally Rushton

Trustee

Sanaz Amidi

Trustee

Sandra Honess

Trustee

Sue Sloan

Trustee

Grace Chan

Chief Operating Officer and Company Secretary

Ambassadors

The Baroness de Mandat Grancey

International Ambassador

Farooq Chaudhry

International Ambassador

David Morgan-Hewitt

Ambassador

Jacquie Gulbenkian

Patrons Ambassador

Leadership

Aaron S. Watkin

Artistic Director

Anu Giri

Executive Director

Grace Chan

Chief Operating Officer and Company Secretary

Artistic

Loipa Araújo

Associate Artistic Director

Yohei Sasaki

Artistic Manager

Adrian van Winkelhof

Head of Performance Coaching and Development

Jennie Harrington

Artistic Scheduling Manager

Bridget O’Shannessy

Artistic Assistant

Renato Paroni de Castro

Repetiteur

Carmen Piqueras

Repetiteur

Erina Takahashi

Repetiteur

Julia Richter

Senior Company Pianist

Jonathan Still

Company Pianist

Michelle Ballentyne

Ballet Futures Programme Lead

Umeshi Rajeendra

Ballet Futures Programme Manager

Stina Quagebeur

Associate Choreographer

Cynthia Harvey

Associate Guest Repetiteur

Stefanie Arndt

Guest Repetiteur

Yannick Boquin

Guest Repetiteur

Christina Johnson

Guest Repetiteur

Manuel Legris

Guest Repetiteur

Alejandro Parente

Guest Repetiteur

Music

Maria Seletskaja

Music Director

Matthew Scrivener

Orchestra Leader

Alex Benn

Orchestra Manager

Lars Payne

Music Librarian

Operations

Louise Shand-Brown

Executive Producer

Caroline Gane

Operations Manager

Amy Sharkey

Company Manager

Lia Buddle

Executive Assistant

Medical

Andy Reynolds

Medical Director

Natalie Rogalski

Head Physiotherapist

Darren Stern

Strength and Conditioning Coach

Daisy Commerford

Company Physiotherapist

Jessika Ray

Company Physiotherapist

Administration

Ingrid Firminger

Head of HR

Kayleigh Best

HR Project Lead

Paul Matthes

Payroll Manager

Michael Reed

Assistant Archivist

Lois Brown

HR Officer, HR Services

Finance

Jack Haynes

Head of Management Accounting

Ruth Pitan

Financial Controller

Natasha Osborn

Management Accountant

Ravleen Grewal

Accounts Payable Officer

James Winfield

Assistant Accountant

Building Operations

Barbara Avern

Head of Building Operations

Rachel Goodsall

Visitor Operations Manager

Jamie Phillips

Building Services Senior Technician

Joseph Hurst

Building Services Engineer

Sunny Hayward

Building Operations Officer

Leyla Saatova

Senior Building Operations Officer

Jessica Greenaway

Front of House & Events Officer

Aleena Aryee

Senior Building Operations Officer

Rosa Avilez

Building Operations Officer

Chane Chinapen

Building Operations Officer

Elysia Komen

Building Operations Officer

Trisha Margolis

Building Operations Officer

Kirsten Oelofse-Berry

Building Operations Officer

Aneesah Suhaidi

Building Operations Officer

Edward Vear

Building Operations Officer

Danny Reddington

Building Services Assistant

Marketing and Communications

Lisa Leigh

Director of Marketing and Communications

Kamilah Downing

Head of Digital

Benjamin Lalague

Head of Marketing

Eleonora Passelli

Digital Manager

Alice Tremeer-Baca

CRM and Data Manager

Charlotte Marshall

Senior Marketing Officer

Inês Carvalho

Press and Communications Manager (Maternity Cover)

Isabella Turolla

Social Media Officer

Natalia Giorgi

Videographer

Julia Jurkowlaniec

Marketing and Communications Assistant

Development

Camille De Groote

Development Director

Angeliki Alexandri

Head of Major Giving

Tom Knowles

Head of Individual Giving and Legacies

Lydia Brightling-Reed

Head of Corporates and Trusts

Florence Chester

Senior Major Gifts Manager

Camilla Ravani

Senior Trusts and Foundations Manager

Amanda Jackson

Senior Corporate Partnerships Lead

Tessa Kipping

Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager

Marina Borraccino

Corporate Partnerships Account Manager

David Jones

Development Operations Manager

India Berry

Major Gifts Officer

Jasmine Wong

Donor Relations Officer

Gabrielle Crook

Development Administrator

Commercial Hires and Events

Sophie Quinan

Head of Commercial Events and Hires (Maternity Cover)

Hannah Bixby

Hires Manager

Fiona McGrath

Internal Events Manager

Engagement

Fleur Derbyshire-Fox

Director of Engagement

Julia Fitzelle

Head of Participation (Maternity Cover)

Laura Harvey

Head of Creative Programmes

Sophie Knowles

Dance Health Manager

Carmen Derouin

Senior Participation Officer

Georgia Clark

Dance Health Coordinator

Rebecca David

Creative Programmes Officer

Lydia Draycott

Participation Coordinator

Hannah Shafran

Engagement Services Coordinator

Technical and Costume

Todd Baxter

Technical Director

Frankie Marshall

Technical Administrator

Alix Nicholson

Stage Manager

Edward Kittle

Deputy Head of Stage

Pippa McLauchlan

Deputy Stage Manager

David Richardson

Chief Electrician

David Baxter

Chief Mechanist

Colin Hucker

Marden Warehouse Manager

Brian Chapman

Marden Warehouse Coordinator

Gerry Tiernan

Production Costume Manager

Symone Frost

Dyer/Painter

Rachel Kidd

Cutter/Maker

Lola Stott

Wardrobe Manager

Samantha Gilsenan

Deputy Touring Wardrobe Manager

James Kelly

Wardrobe Assistant

Emma Wright

Wardrobe Assistant

Julie Heggie

Shoe Supervisor

Amelia Carrington-Lee

Wig Supervisor