Skip over main navigation
  • Log in
  • Basket: (0 items)
  • National Inclusion Week 2018
The Creative Society

Breaking down barriers to the creative industries

  • Search
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
Contact us Donate
Menu
  • Home
  • Who we are
    • Vision and mission
    • What we do
    • Our story
    • Good Story
    • Meet the Team
    • Meet our Alumni
    • Our partners
    • Governance
  • How we help
    • Mentoring
    • Employment Surgeries
    • Creative Job Studio
    • Creative Society Lates
    • Training
  • Our impact
    • The difference we make
    • Past Projects
    • Stories
    • Lobbying and advocacy
  • Support our work
    • Donate
    • Ways to fundraise
    • Corporate partnerships
    • Other ways to give
  • Find an opportunity
  • Latest
    • News
    • Blogs and opinion
    • Events
    • Podcasts
  • Admin
    • Log in
    • National Inclusion Week 2018
  • Basket: (0 items)

Governance

The Creative Society is governed by a diverse board of trustees including members who have previously been participants on Creative Society programmes. 

Board of Trustees 

Richard Greer, Chair of Trustees

Chair of the Creative Society, Richard is a patron and collector of Contemporary Art.

Richard is Treasurer of Grizedale Arts in Cumbria, a contemporary art institution in Cumbria with the motto "Make Art Useful." Having lived in Asia for seventeen years, mostly in Japan, he now does venture capital investing in China, the Middle East, and the UK. He has philanthropic interests in Gaza and Northern Iraq, both of which he visits regularly, and helps coding academies and incubators in the region. He is a non-executive director of the Schroder Japan Growth Fund and is a trustee of Goods for Good and Bring Hope, both registered charities. 


Anne Foster

Head of BBC Workforce Diversity and Inclusion, Anne Foster specialises in supporting people through building inclusive workplace cultures. Former Sony Pictures Entertainment Director of Diversity, Leadership and Organisational Development for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Key work includes strengthening leadership capability, developing apprenticeships, and supporting staff inclusion networks. Before this, Anne was the Head of Diversity and Inclusion for the House of Commons, where she was responsible for leading the strategy to embed equality into all practices and policies, improve access for all, and create a more inclusive culture for staff, Members of Parliament, and the public. Anne is a member of London South Bank University's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, and an Associate of Inclusive Employers. 


Marcus Mason, Treasurer
 
Marcus is a senior policy official at HM Treasury. Prior to working for government, Marcus was Head of Business Education and Skills Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, where he was responsible for the BCC's school outreach programme and regularly represented the BCC in the media. Marcus has advised government on reforms to the apprenticeship system, and previously was the Managing Director of the Creative Society during the start-up years.


Hiba Mohamed

Hiba is a writer and cultural producer who founded Taming Lions, a zine showcasing the work of emerging artists. Through Creative Job Studio, she was recruited as an advisor for Create Your Future, a personal and professional programme to support women of colour into sustainable employment. Since then she joined Creative Society to manage the Creative Job Studio programme in North London. In her spare time Hiba writes Side Hustle Sundays, a self-development blog which takes inspiration from her work supporting people into employment to write about the 'come up.'


Alex Simpson 

Creative Society alumnus Alex Simpson has been on the board since 2017. He currently works as Channel Manager at Fully Focused, a youth-led organisation that uses the power of film to challenge perceptions, raise awareness and transform lives. He is also the Artistic Director of the eMeNDè drama company and prides himself on being able to mingle and make connections with other like-minded organisations and build partnerships. He is a regular at our Creative Society Lates and has been a strong supporter of the work we are doing to establish our Creative Society Collective.


Mike Smith

Global President of Downtown Music Publishing, Mike Smith started as an A&R man and has signed Blur, PJ Harvey, Elastica, Supergrass, Teenage Fan Club, Doves, Stairsailor, The Beta Band, The Avalanches, Gorillaz, The White Stripes, The Libertines, The Scissor Sisters, The Arcade Fire, and Arctic Monkeys. He was previously President of Music at Virgin EMI Records,Managing Director of Columbia Records and President of Mercury Music. 


Flo Tasker

Flo has worked in the Film and TV industry for 10 years as a Graphic Designer in the Art Department on numerous UK productions.   Her most recent work is TV show 'The Great' (MRC /Hulu) and films Official Secrets, Tolkien and Blithe Spirit. Flo is a strong supporter of deaf & disabled rights and awareness. Flo is committed to mentorship schemes and nurturing new talent. 


Tony Wilson

Director of Institute of Employment Studies, Tony has more than ten years' experience of policy and research, project management and delivery across a range of roles in HM Treasury, the Department for Work and Pensions and Jobcentre Plus. 

At Inclusion Tony has led on a range of projects with a particular focus on welfare to work programmes, support for disadvantaged groups, local partnership working and the fit between employment and skills. Before this, he was responsible for the design and delivery of several Department for Work and Pensions employment projects, including the development and introduction of the Future Jobs Fund, which successfully created over 105,000 temporary jobs for long-term unemployed people. He was an expert policy advisor to David Freud on his independent review of welfare to work, published in 2007. Former Director at Learning and Work Institute and Policy Director at the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion.

Published: 9th January, 2019

Updated: 25th March, 2021

Author: Kitty Withington

Share this page
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Latest

  • Creative Rewilding

    Creative Rewilding

    Creative Society is excited to launch a new strand of Creative Job Studio activity to develop and showcase artistic talent.

  • Young People and Projects Assistant

    Young People and Projects Assistant

    We're looking for someone to fill a new position at Creative Society. Find out more about the Young People and Projects Assistant role.

  • Creative Rewilding

  • Creative Society Recommends

    Creative Society Recommends

    See Creative Society Writing Circle's recommendations for things to watch, listen and read this week

Most read

  • A statement from Creative Society

    A statement from Creative Society

  • Young People and Projects Assistant

    Young People and Projects Assistant

    We're looking for someone to fill a new position at Creative Society. Find out more about the Young People and Projects Assistant role.

  • Governance

    Creative Society is governed by a diverse board of trustees including alumni who have previously been participants on Creative Society programmes.

  • Vision and Mission

    Vision and Mission

    The Creative Society is an employment charity that helps young people breaking into the creative and cultural sector.

  • Meet the Team

  • Mentoring

    Mentoring

    We are recruiting young people for our creative mentoring programme. Find out how creative mentoring can support you

  • Opportunities for Young People

    Opportunities for Young People

  • Creative Job Studio

    Creative Job Studio

    Creative Job Studio is a new space where young people from diverse backgrounds can meet employers, chat about skills development and network with other creatives.

  • Support Creative Society

    Support Creative Society

    Regular donations are crucial to support the ongoing growth of our programmes. These allow us to mentor more young people, to curate more artistic events, showcase more talent and to provide training through our Creative Job Studio.

  • Networking Opportunities

    Networking Opportunities

    Find out how to get involved in networking opportunities

Subscribe

* indicates required

Please confirm you accept to receive emails from Creative Society:

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. For information about our privacy practices, please visit our website.

We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here.

Find us

Registered Office
C/O Frieze
1 Surrey Street
3rd Floor
London
WC2R 3DA

[email protected]

Links

  • Sitemap
  • Accessibility
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy

Follow us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • Vimeo

Registered Charity Number: 1134482