NCC signatories - RSA

Northern Creative Corridor signatories

Founding signatories to the Northern Creative Corridor Charter:

  • Syima Aslam MBE, Director and Founder, Bradford Literature Festival
  • Professor Hasan Bakhshi MBE, Director, Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
  • Sir Peter Bazalgette, Co-chair, Creative Industries Council / Chair Royal College of Art
  • Mayor Tracy Brabin, Mayor, West York shire Combined Authority
  • Dr Annette Bramley, Director, N8 Research Partnership
  • Mayor Andy Burnham, Mayor, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
  • Dinah Caine CBE, Chair of Council, Goldsmiths, University of London
  • Nicky Chance-Thompson MBE, CEO, Piece Hall
  • Mayor Oliver Coppard, Mayor, South Yorkshire Combined Authority
  • Tim Davie CBE, Director-General, BBC
  • Cat Drew, Chief Design Officer, Design Council
  • Mayor Jamie Driscoll, Mayor, North of Tyne Combined Authority
  • Alison Gwynn, Chief Executive, North East Screen
  • Andy Haldane CBE, Chief Executive, the RSA
  • Darren Henley CBE, CEO, Arts Council England 
  • Charlie Kemp, Head of Creative Place, Tees Valley Combined Authority
  • Dr Henry Kippin, Interim CEO, North East Mayoral Combined Authority
  • Sir Richard Lambert, Chair, Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Alex Mahon, CEO, Channel 4
  • Carolyn McCall DBE, Chief Executive, ITV
  • Lord Neil Mendoza, Chairman, Historic England
  • Johnny Moore, CEO, Fulwell 73 UK
  • Dave Moutrey OBE, CEO, HOME
  • Caroline Norbury OBE, CEO, Creative UK
  • Dr Peter O'Brien, Executive Director, Yorkshire Universities
  • Lisa Opie, Managing Director, Ubisoft Reflections and Ubisoft Leamington
  • Professor Jane Robinson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Engagement and Place, Newcastle University
  • Mayor Steve Rotheram, Mayor, Liverpool City Region
  • Sir Nicholas Serota, Chair, Arts Council England
  • Professor Katy Shaw, Director of Cultural Partnerships, Northumbria University Newcastle.

Other confirmed signatories to the Northern Creative Corridor Charter:

  • Dr Lorraine Archer, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Cambridge. Associate Lecturer Biodesign, Central Saint Martins.
  • Stephen Ardern, Managing Director, Continuous
  • Mark Ashmore
  • Charlotte Bowen, CEO, The Culture House CIO
  • Dr Oliver Bray, Dean of Leeds School of Arts, Leeds Beckett University
  • James Brindle, Executive Director, Magna Vitae Trust for Leisure and Culture
  • Ben G. Brown, Director, Filmmaker and Cinematographer
  • Kristan Bullett, Founder and CEO, Humans Not Robots
  • Rachel Crewes, Chief Executive Officer, Harewood House Trust
  • Helen Cross, Digital and Creative Cluster Manager, Growth Platform, Liverpool City Region Growth Company
  • Professor Rachel Cowgill, Professor of Music and incoming Associate Dean for Research and Director of the Humanities Research Centre, University of York
  • Salah uh Din, Future Observatory Research and Grants Manager, The Design Museum
  • Rach Drew, Co-Director, ARCADE
  • Nat Edwards, Director General and Master of the Armouries, Royal Armouries
  • Wieke Eringa, Director, Cultural Institute, University of Leeds
  • Simon Forster, Founder and Executive Creative Director, Robot Food
  • Dr Jennifer M. Freeman OBE, Writer, Lecturer and Chairman, Freeman Historic Properties Ltd
  • Stephen Freeman, Chief Executive, Royal Exchange Theatre
  • Therasa Garrod, Tourism and Place Manager, Bolsover District Council
  • Clive Grinyer, Clive Grinyer Design
  • Helen Hartley, Founder and Creative Brand Consultant, Helen Hartley Consulting
  • Melanie Hewitt, Author and Partnerships and PR Lead, XP School
  • Robert Hull
  • Sam Hunt, Co-Director, Everyone Here
  • Catherine Johns, Executive Director, Dance City
  • Lucy Kennedy, Chief Executive, The National Saturday Club
  • Chris Lane, Producer, Leapling Films
  • Andy Lester, Head of Creative, Eleven
  • Marianne Lewsley-Stier, Creative Director, Absolutely Cultured
  • Adrian Lochhead, Director, Eden Arts
  • James Lunn. Designer and Motion Director
  • Heather MacRae, Chief Executive, Ideas Foundation
  • Laura Mallows, Co-founder and Executive Director, ThickSkin
  • Edward Matthews-Gentle, Strategic Lead – Culture & Creative Industries, Creative Lancashire (Lancashire County Council)
  • Max May, Chief Officer, HEY Creative
  • John Mee, Freelance Drama Practitioner and Co-Creative Director, Alive and Kicking Theatre Company
  • Stephen Michael OBE, Independent Chair, Creative Wakefield
  • Su Morgan, Founder & Director, Tadcrafters CIC
  • Dr Louise Mullagh, Lecturer in Arts Management, Lancaster Institute of Contemporary Arts, Lancaster University
  • Professor Damian Murphy, Director, XR Stories, University of York
  • Martina Murphy, Founder and Creative Director, Artal
  • Anne-Marie Nugnes, Manager, Creative Manchester, University of Manchester
  • Louis O’Halloran, Senior Account Manager, Devo@Inflect
  • Helen Palmer, Company Director, Palmer Squared
  • Kam Panesar, Creative Culture Director, Urban Hybrid Architecture
  • Matt Plant, Artistic Director, Centre of Excellence for Performing Arts, Cronton Sixth Form College
  • Anthony Reid
  • Damien Reynolds BEM, Charity Leader, Mindera Foundation
  • Nia Richards, Director, Creativity, Culture & Education
  • Chris Skelton, Creative Director, ThreeTenSeven
  • Professor Ian Stewart, Professor of Political Practice, University of Bolton
  • Monika Swindells, Managing and Creative Director, ōH: Chester Design Foundation
  • Michael Taylor, North West Editor, TheBusinessDesk.com
  • Andrew Thomas, Director, Trapstreet Limited - Executive Coach and Business Mentor
  • Jo Towler, Chief Executive, Music in the Round
  • Owen Turner, Managing Director, United by Design
  • Dr Daniel Tyler-McTighe, Creative Director, BarrowFull
  • Richard Vickers, Digital Lead, Achieve, The Warren Youth Project
  • Alison Walton-Robson, Artist/Creative Director, Headway Arts

  • Alan Whitlock, Founder, Red Mason
  • Kitty Wright, Executive Director, Culture and Heritage Consultant

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