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Arts Council England review - Lead Reviewer and Advisory Panel members

Published 20 February 2025

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Lead Reviewer

The Rt Hon the Baroness Margaret Hodge of Barking DBE

Baroness Hodge was the Labour MP for Barking between 1994 and 2024. She held several government positions, including as Minister for Culture, Creative Industries & Tourism. In 2010 Baroness Hodge became the first woman elected Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, serving until 2015.

Baroness Hodge is Chair of College Council for Royal Holloway, University of London and a visiting professor at the Policy Institute at King’s College London. She sits on the editorial board for Political Quarterly. She was Chair of Theatre Royal Stratford East from 2015 - 2025.

Advisory Panel members

  • Helen Bowdur - Arts Fundraising Consultant and Vice Chair of the Octagon Theatre, Bolton and Buxton Opera House.
  • Dave Moutrey OBE - Director of Culture and Creative Industries at Manchester City Council, and Chair of Theatres Trust
  • Stella Kanu - CEO of Shakespeare’s Globe. Stella is also Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan’s representative to Arts Council England.
  • Paul Callaghan CBE, DL, FRSA - co-founder and the Chair of The Leighton Group, and the Sunderland Music, Arts and Culture Trust.
  • Samir Savant - Chief Executive, St George’s Bristol. 25 years’ experience in senior roles at national and regional cultural organisations, with a special focus on philanthropy, audience development and mentoring.
  • Laura Pye - Director of National Museums Liverpool (NML) and soon to be Chair of the National Museum Directors Council.
  • Pawlet Brookes MBE - She is founder, CEO and Artistic Director of Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage in Leicester
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