Directors and Consultants

James Waters Director	Becky Schutt Director	Nick Dodds Director	Jacque Mallender Non-Executive Director	Paul Gudgin Associate Director
James was Associate Festival Director of the Edinburgh International Festival from 1992 to 2006 where he worked with Sir Brian McMaster to devise and implement the Festival’s annual programme. more >	Becky Schutt, Director, is a Fellow at the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge and a cultural strategist, working with arts organisations, foundations and governments in the UK, USA, Middle East and Latin America. more >	Nick is currently working for LOCOG helping to deliver the final year of the Cultural Olympiad and the London 2012 Festival. Nick was Chief Executive of Brighton Dome and Brighton Festival from 2000 to 2008 where he was responsible for the artistic and commercial operation of both the annual Festival and the year round venues. more >	Jacque is Chief Executive of Matrix Knowledge Group. As a non- executive director Jacque advises FEI on business development and governance. more >	Paul was Director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts festival, for eight years from 1999 to 2007. more >
Nigel Hinds Associate Director	William Culver Dodds Associate Director	Catherine Lockerbie Associate Director	Allan Grige Associate Director, Denmark	Johan Moerman Associate Director, Netherlands
Nigel was Executive Director of The Place, London from 2004 to 2007 and was Arts Programming Director of Sadler's Wells, London from 1993 to 2000. more >	William was Chief Executive of Harrogate International Festivals for 15 years until November 2008. more >	Catherine was director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, now the world’s largest public celebration of the written word, from 2000 to 2009. more >	Allan founded Copenhagen Arts and Culture Consult in 2006 to advise clients on the development and operation of festivals and events, theatres and concert halls and touring performances across the world. more >	Johan is Managing Director Rotterdam Festivals Ltd , the organisation responsible for event and policy co-ordination in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. more >
Colm Croffy Associate Director, Ireland	Ching Lee Goh Associate Director Singapore
Colm is Executive Director of the Association of Irish Festivals and Events (AOIFE) and serves as a Director of the International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA) more >	Ching Lee has been a key personality behind the arts renaissance in Singapore. She was the Director of the Singapore Arts Festival for a decade from 2000 where she has infused the Festival with an innovative character noted for its inter-cultural and interdisciplinary interests. more >