Our Board

Paul Kirkman

Chair of Board

Paul Kirkman is a consultant to the cultural and heritage sectors. He has 30 years' experience in public policy and cultural sector leadership.

He was Director of the National Railway Museum in York, had …

Guillermo Baygual

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Board Member

Guillermo Baygual is Global Co-Head of Mergers & Acquisitions at Citi and a member of the firm's Banking Executive Committee. Based in London, he leads Citi's global M&A business and advises clients on stra…

Ian Burton

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Board Member

Ian Burton is CEO of Nottingham Music Service and has grown the service from serving 650 to more than 9000 young people who closely match the city’s diverse profile. The Robin Hood Youth Orchestra, one of the music…

Janine Catalano

Board Member

Janine Catalano's career has spanned fundraising, partnerships and stakeholder engagement across the arts and higher education. Previously the Director of Development at Whitechapel Gallery, and having held positio…

Jenny Chatten

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Board Member

Jenny is a Corporate Finance Partner at Geldards LLP, where she has worked since 2008 and currently leads the Nottingham Office. Promoted to partner in 2015, Jenny heads the firm’s Banking and Finance team across t…

Andrew Cooper

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Board Member

Andrew is a commercial property lawyer who has had long experience of supporting and working with arts and cultural organisations. Among others, he was a founder director and for several years chair of the board of…

Will Jarvis

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Board Member

Will Jarvis is an entrepreneur and gallerist with over a decade of experience at the forefront of the contemporary art world. He co-founded The Sunday Painter, an artist-led gallery in Peckham that he helped grow f…

Fadi Kassis

Board Member

Fadi Kassis is a seasoned finance professional working in the industry for the past twenty-five years. Experienced as derivatives trader and interdealer broker servicing major financial institutions across multiple…

Juan Sánchez

Board Member

Juan is the Communications Lead for Wellcome Collection, managing the PR and social media teams. He has strong experience coordinating and delivering communications across a broad range of disciplines, including co…

Alon Schwabe

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Board Member

Alon Schwabe is an artist and the co-founder of the artistic duo Cooking Sections, which investigates the entangled systems that shape the world through food, tracing the legacies of extractivism. Founded in London…