David Moutrey

Dave Moutrey is Director and Chief Executive of HOME a purpose built
multi art form venue that opened in May 2015. He conceived and led both the merger of Cornerhouse and Library Theatre Company and the £25m capital project to create HOME which has attracted almost 1m visits per year since opening.

HOME includes 5 cinema screens, education spaces, digital production and broadcast facilities, a 500 seat theatre, 150 seat flexible theatre, large gallery, café bar, restaurant, offices and other ancillary spaces consistent with a production centre. HOME provides opportunities for artists and audiences to create work together, as well as a social and cultural hub.

In April 2018 Dave was seconded to Manchester City Council in a part time role of Director of Culture. He is responsible for advising the Council on policy and strategy for culture and working closely with the Cultural Leaders Group on joint working and other collaborative initiatives.

Dave was awarded an OBE for services to culture in 2022 and a Doctor of Arts honoris causa by the University of Salford in 2018. He is a member of the Chartered Management Institute, and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. In February 2022 Dave was appointed by the Secretary of State at the DCMS as Chair of the Theatres Trust, a national arms-length body. He was previously an advisor to the British Council and still holds a number of nonexecutive roles on not-for-profit boards.