Topic: Culture, history & language
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26 February, 2020Kenneth Tharp
Kenneth is a key figure in the UK arts and culture scene with over 35 years professional experience in the sector. As one of the leading dance artists of his generation, he performed for 13 years with the internationally-acclaimed London Contemporary Dance Theatre and then with other leading companies during a 25-year career as a […]
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Dr Crystal Oldman
Dr Crystal Oldman CBE joined the QNI in November 2012 as Chief Executive. Crystal worked in the NHS for 18 years, the majority of which was in the field of community nursing, working with some of the most deprived communities in west London. She has a passion for learning, teaching and research to support best […]
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Kajal Odedra
Kajal is a writer and activist, with over 13 years experience in the campaigns sector. As Executive Director for Change.org UK, the largest petition platform, she has grown the platform to over 19 million users in the UK. She has supported some of the biggest people powered campaigns in the UK – from Laura Coryton’s […]
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Kate Ogborn
Prior to setting up Fly, Kate was Head of Television at Revolution Films. She co-produced Tony Grisoni’s adaptation of David Peace’s crime novels, The Red Riding Trilogy, and Samantha Morton’s directorial debut, The Unloved, which won a Bafta for Best Single Drama in 2010. At Fly Kate has produced Randall Wright’s documentary Hockney; Pia Borg […]
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Allison Ogden-Newton OBE
Allison joined Keep Britain Tidy as Chief Executive in 2015. She appears regularly in national and local media, on TV and radio and at conferences and events, to discuss a breadth of issues, from fly-tipping to green spaces. Allison is an experienced charity professional and social entrepreneur, having worked as Chief Executive at World Child […]
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Rebecca O’Brien
Rebecca O’Brien began her film life working at the Edinburgh Film Festival. After a short stint in theatre admin she took a one week film production course and fell headlong into production. She worked on early Channel Four films and dramas, including “My Beautiful Laundrette” (as Location Manager) and the Michael Rosen inspired multi-cultural kids’ […]
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Trish O’Connor
Trish joined Sutton as the Managing Director of the London office in 2015. Sutton is a cultural communications company promoting creativity across the globe, with offices in London, New York and Hong Kong. Previously she worked at Southbank Centre, where she was Head of Press for nine years, relaunching the Royal Festival Hall following a […]
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Lieutenant General Retd Richard E Nugee CVO CBE
Joined Army whilst at School (1979). Educated Durham University (Anthropology Hons) and MA (Military Affairs – King’s London). Commissioned Royal Artillery 1986 Posted to Germany after Sandhurst, 4 tours of Northern Ireland, tours of Bosnia, Kosovo. Commanded Regiment in Iraq 2003, Cyprus 2004, and deployed as Brigadier to Afghanistan 2006. 3 appointments in personnel roles, […]
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Kris Naudts
Dr Kris Naudts trained as a medical doctor and psychiatrist in Belgium and UK and began his career in academic psychiatry at the prestigious Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London. He later became medical director at a private psychiatric hospital. Kris holds five degrees – in medicine, general and forensic psychiatry and psychology, and […]
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Steve Nash
Steve Nash joined the motor industry on graduating in 1977 and has held a variety of roles on both the manufacturer and retail sides of the business. A large part of his career has been spent with BMW UK, having worked for the organisation from 1986 up to the end of 2012, with the last […]