Southbank Centre Board is the governing body or non-executive Board of Southbank Centre.
Governors are also the trustees of the charity. The Chair and Governors are selected by the Board and recommended to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport for approval, after consultation with Arts Council England.
The role of Southbank Centre Board is:
- To ensure the Company’s and the Charity’s compliance with the Deed of Trust establishing the Charity and all statutory requirements and the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association.
- To consider the most appropriate use of Southbank Centre’s property assets in the support of its artistic objectives.
- To review the funding and solvency of the Southbank Centre Retirement Plan and to appoint its Trustees
- To share Board opinions with the Executive, but permitting the Executive freedom to manage Southbank Centre within agreed policies, plans and targets (individual Governors may be invited to offer advice to the Executive on subjects where they have expertise, but the operational decisions in such instances remain with the Executive).
- To solicit support for Southbank Centre, both financial and non-financial, identifying and encouraging political, opinion- forming, corporate and private interests.
The Chair of the Board, Misan Harriman, has expressed a strong commitment to diversifying the Board. We particularly welcome applications from black and ethnic minority candidates, women, people with disabilities and other groups underrepresented on boards. The Board as a whole should include a balance of age and gender, and reflect the diverse cultures we serve.
The Executive
The Southbank Centre Board is supported by an Executive leadership team, which is led by the Chief Executive, Elaine Bedell.
Elaine leads a Senior Leadership team which includes an Artistic Director, Chief Operating Officer and Directors of Audiences, Music and Performance, Visual Arts, Development, Finance and People and Culture.