Our Staff Team

John Harte  Managing Director
Olivia Cleobury  PA to the MD
Rikesh Shah  Project Director & Company Secretary
Jessica Blackstone-Emmett  Strategic Projects Lead

Concerts & Operations

Sue Mallet  Director of Planning
Kenneth Chung  Music Librarian
Mario de Sa  Recordings and Projects Planning Manager
Iryna Goode  Senior Librarian
Alice Gray  Projects Manager
Robert Harston  Artists Manager
Alice Laddiman  Artistic Co-ordinator
Caitlin Lobo  Recordings and Projects Co-ordinator
Miriam Loeben  Tours Manager
Sinéad Lucas  Orchestra Personnel Manager (Strings)
Mary Phillips  Tours Manager
Anna Ricketts  Tours Co-ordinator
Ellie Rhodes  Concerts Manager
Emily Rutherford  Orchestra Personnel Manager (Non-Strings)
Andrew Softley  Projects Manager
Frankie Sheridan  Tours Manager

Al Goode  Operations Manager

Jakub Drewa  Stage Manager (Orchestra Operations)
Joe Edwards  Bell Percussion Hire Technician
Angelika Glod  Stage Manager
Nick Harrington  Bell Percussion Hire Technician
Pete Mycroft  Technical Manager
Harry Neenan  Bell Percussion Hire Co-ordinator
Francesco Di Paolo  Technician
Arjun Patel  Technician
Seif O’Reilly  Transport Manager
John Stewart  Bell Percussion Hire Manager
Josh Whittaker  Senior Technician
Fern Wilson  Stage Manager (LSO St Luke’s Operations)

Development

Bryony Benstead  Head of Development
Kyle Buchanan  Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager
Hannah Croucher  Development Manager
Tess Elkington  Development Events Co-ordinator
Ed Gimson  Patrons Co-ordinator
Claudia Huang  Corporate Partnership Executive
Emma Kjellin  Philanthropy Lead
Brandon Ku  Development Co-ordinator
Bethan Lewis  Senior Trusts and Foundations Manager
Maurice Müller  Memberships Manager
Raluca Năstase-André  Senior Individual Giving Manager
Maria Vizitiu  Senior Events Manager
James Weatherley-Buss  Development Co-ordinator

LSO Discovery

Stephanie Hutchinson  Head of LSO Discovery

LSO Discovery for Communities, Performances & Partnerships

Natasha Krichefski  Senior Programme Manager and Deputy Head
Ellie Jones  Programme Manager, Communities
Izzy Way  Programme Manager, Partnerships & Performances (Discovery Producer)
Mark Withers  Artistic Advisor and Lead Animateur (Consultant)

LSO Discovery for Schools & Young People

Beth Kershaw  Senior Programme Manager, Schools & Young People
Dolma Chiodak  Programme Manager, Young People
Adam Grady  Schools Programme Manager
Tara Ramoutar  Schools & Young People Co-ordinator
Rachel Leach  Artistic Advisor and Lead Animateur (Consultant)
Becca Linton  Senior Programme Manager, Schools & Young People
Paul Rissmann  Artistic Advisor and Lead Animateur (Digital) (Consultant)

LSO Discovery for Emerging Artists

Rebecca Ranson  Senior Programme Manager, Emerging Artists
Joyce Lam  Programme Manager, Composers
Paul Massey  Programme Manager, Instrumentalists
Tayla-Leigh Payne  Emerging Artists Projects Co-ordinator
Jess Brennan  Donatella Flick Competition Manager (Consultant)
Belinda McFarlane  Artistic Advisor, Emerging Artists (Consultant)
Jane Williams  Artistic Advisor, Orchestral Artistry (Consultant)

Finance

Jodi Kamming  Finance & Resources Director
Lara Goodhand  Finance Manager
Alix Harper  Finance Manager
Frankie Ofori-Mante  Finance Apprentice
Hannah Staniford  Player Fees Co-ordinator
Api Vimalasri  Financial Controller
Reis Lawrence  Accounts Payable Co-ordinator

People

Nicky Levy  Head of HR
Oli McGinnes  HR Co-ordinator

LSO Live

Becky Lees  Director of LSO Live
James Allen  LSO Live Creative Production & Sales Co-ordinator
Tom Attwood  Senior Digital Producer
Katy Chandler  LSO Live Senior Marketing and Partnerships Manager
Stephanie Clark  LSO Live Marketing Co-ordinator
Victoria Conner  Digital Archivist
David Millinger  LSO Live Senior Operations Manager
Jade Orrell  LSO Live Production and Licensing Manager
Davíð Sighvatsson  Digital Producer

Marketing

Fiona Dinsdale  Head of Marketing
Emma Digby  Graphic & Digital Designer
Dylan Jardine  Marketing Co-ordinator
Tim Oldershaw  Head of Customer Relationships
Nathan Rasdall  Marketing & Audience Development Manager
Barbara Révész  Senior Digital Communications Manager
Didi Robinson  Marketing Co-ordinator
Dan Smith  Digital Content Manager
Olivia Wachowiak  Marketing Assistant

Public Relations

Chris Millard  Head of Press and External Affairs

LSO St Luke’s

Sabina Noble  LSO St Luke’s Venue Manager
Anne Basley  LSO St Luke’s Facilities Manager
Ben Rutt-Howard  LSO St Luke’s Event Co-ordinator
Kevin Kennedy McPartlan  Facilities & Stage Assistant

Technology

Richard Surmon  Head of Technology
Gurkirpal Singh  System Administrator

LSO Archive

Libby Rice  Archivist
Philip Stuart  Discographer