A photo of Hackney Empire Staff posing together on the main stage with the auditorium behind them.
A photo of Hackney Empire Staff posing together on the main stage with the auditorium behind them.

Meet the team

About

Meet some of the people who help make Hackney Empire far more than a building!

Board:

Sir William Atkinson (Chair), David Adams, Josette Bushell Mingo, Richard Etienne, Jasmyn Fisher-Ryner, Karin Gartzke, Sean Gascoine, Soheb Panja, Rebecca Preston, Matt Roeser, Roger Woolfe

Patrons:

Clive Rowe
Leona Lewis

Executive Office:

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  • Jo Hemmant

    Role
    Executive Director

  • Will O'Brien

    Role
    Executive Assistant

Directors Team:

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  • Keith Khan

    Role
    Creative Director

  • David Ferrier

    Role
    Director of Buildings and Operations

Development:

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  • Kathy Everett

    Role
    Head of Development

  • Alison Forsey

    Role
    Development Officer

Finance:

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  • Lei Wang

    Role
    Finance Associate

  • EPIC Investment Partners

    Role
    Finance Function (Outsourced)

Learning & Participation:

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  • Lorna McGinty

    Role
    Head of Learning and Participation

  • Fatima Sheekhuna

    Role
    Learning and Participation Producer

  • Vivienne Isebor

    Role
    Freelance Participant Support and Well-Being Officer (part-time)

  • Freya Proudlock

    Role
    Freelance Participant Support and Well-Being Officer (Maternity Leave)

  • Nadia Musah

    Role
    Learning and Participation Projects Assistant (part-time)

Marketing:

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  • Lani Strange

    Role
    Head of Marketing

  • Eibe Brown

    Role
    Sales and Ticketing Manager

  • Celine Paul

    Role
    Marketing Coordinator

  • Sara Khan

    Role
    Digital Marketing Coordinator (part-time)

  • Poe Villiers

    Role
    Sales and Ticketing Supervisor

Operations:

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  • Marcello Manara

    Role
    Theatre Manager

  • Fiona Pearson

    Role
    Theatre Bars Manager

  • Noel Morgan

    Role
    Stage Door Manager

  • Reuben Cook

    Role
    IT Associate

  • Kenny Edgehill

    Role
    Building & Maintenance Associate

  • Michelle Banton

    Role
    Cleaning Supervisor

Programming:

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  • Becca Thomason

    Role
    Head of Programming - Executive Producer

  • Jane Walsh

    Role
    Head of Programming - Executive Producer

  • Callum Sayer

    Role
    Programme Coordinator

Technical:

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  • Othman Read

    Role
    Technical Manager

  • Keith Edgehill

    Role
    House Technician

  • Mark Whyte

    Role
    Technical Assistant

Artistic Associates

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  • Bourgeois & Maurice