Senior Tate Staff
There are 15 directors at Tate who take responsibility for the individual galleries as well as some of the key functions pertaining to the Tate group.
All the Tate departments report to these directors, with the Director of Tate having overall responsibility for Tate's management. The Director of Tate is accountable to the Board of Trustees.
Alex Beard
Deputy Director, Tate
Function:
Responsible for Tate’s business activities, overseeing Tate’s income generating, resource management and audience development functions. With particular responsibility for the delivery of Tate’s capital programme and for Government relations, in addition to deputising for the Director across Tate.
Biography:
- Deputy Director of Tate since 2002.
- 1999 to 2002 - Director, Business, Tate.
- 1994 to 1999 - Director, Finance and Administration, Tate.
- 1986 to 1993 - Arts Council of Great Britain, London.
- 1985 to 1986 - KPMG, London.
- Director of Tate Gallery Projects Limited, Tate Publishing Limited and Tate Enterprises Limited.
- Alex is a Trustee of Glyndebourne Productions Limited and Global Giving UK, and a member of the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation Finance Fund.
Martin Clark
Artistic Director, Tate St Ives
Function:
Conceive and execute the public programme at Tate St Ives, representing the gallery externally and internally.
Biography:
- Director of Tate St Ives since August 2007.
- 2005 to 2007 – Curator, Exhibitions, Arnolfini, Bristol.
- 2001 to 2005 – Curator, Herbert Read Gallery, Kent Institute of Art and Design (now University College of the Creative Arts).
- A graduate of the Curating and Commissioning Contemporary Art MA at the Royal College of Art, London, he has curated over 30 exhibitions and projects, including solo shows by Mark Titchner, Albert Oehlen, Deimantas Narkevicius, Brian Griffiths, Michael Stevenson, Hans-Peter Feldmann and Lucy McKenzie as well as group exhibitions that include Pale Carnage, Arnolfini and Dundee Contemporary Arts, 2007 and The Hollows of Glamour, Herbert Read Gallery, 2004. He has published numerous essays and articles on contemporary art and in 2003 was nominated for the Premio Lorenzo Bonaldi Enter Prize, an international award for curators under 35.
Caroline Collier
Director, Tate National
Function:
Responsible for the development of Tate's national and international strategies, as well as for leading on their implementation, while overseeing Tate-wide research and education programmes, and the work of Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives.
Biography:
- Director, Tate National since April 2007.
- Oct 2005 – March 2007 Head of National Initiatives, Tate.
- 1999 – 2005 Director of Arnolfini, the contemporary arts organisation in Bristol.
- 1995 – 1999 De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex; where she was responsible for the Pavilion's arts and restoration programmes.
Dr Penelope Curtis
Director, Tate Britain
Function:
To conceive and execute the curatorial programme of collection displays and exhibitions at Tate Britain and to represent the gallery externally and internally.
Biography:
- Director of Tate Britain from April 2010.
- 1999-2010 Curator, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds.
- 1994-99 Head of Centre for the Study of Sculpture, Leeds Museums & Galleries/Henry Moore Institute.
- 1988-93 Exhibitions Curator, Tate Liverpool.
- In 1988 Penelope Curtis joined the new Tate Gallery in Liverpool as Exhibitions Curator. In 1994 she moved to the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds, where as Curator, she was responsible for a programme of historical and contemporary sculpture exhibitions, collections building in sculpture and archives, and research activity including events, fellowships and publications. She has written widely on 20th-century British sculpture, on European art and architecture of the inter-war years, and on many contemporary sculptors including Thomas Schütte, Gerard Byrne and Isa Genzken. She is author of Sculpture 1900-1945: After Rodin (OUP, 1999) and Patio and Pavilion: The place of sculpture in Modern Architecture (Ridinghouse, 2007).
Anna Cutler
Director of Learning
Function:
Create and lead Tate's vision, strategy and delivery model for learning across Tate's gallery sites and online. Contribute to Tate's redevelopment projects from a learning perspective.
Biography:
- Director of Learning, Tate (since January 2010)
- Head of Learning, Tate Modern (2006-2010)
- Creative Director, Creative Partnerships, Kent (2002-2006)
- Director of Young at Art, International Children's Festival, Belfast (1992-2002)
- Lecturer, University of North London (1992-1998)
Rob Gethen Smith
Director of Information Systems, Tate
Function:
Responsible for the development and implementation of Tate's Information Systems and Technology Strategy across all sites and functions.
Biography:
- Director Information Systems, Tate since 2009.
- Programme Director at Macmillan Cancer Support responsible for a major business and technology transformation programme (2007-2009)
- Senior roles at WWF-UK including Deputy Director of Fundraising, where he led on organisation change projects (2000-2007)
- Rob Gethen Smith was educated at the University of Bristol and the London Business School and spent his early career as an engineering officer in the British Army and the defence industry .
Dr Christoph Grunenberg
Director, of Tate Liverpool
Function:
Conceive and execute the public programme at Tate Liverpool, while representing the gallery externally and internally.
Biography
- Director of Tate Liverpool since 2001.
- 1999 to 2001 - Curator in the Collections Division, Tate, London.
- 1995 to 1999 - Curator, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston.
- Previously he worked at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, the Kunsthalle in Basel.
- He was born and educated in Germany, and came to London to complete a masters degree and then a Ph.D. at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London. At Tate Liverpool he curated the exhibitions Marc Quinn; Shopping: A Century of Art and Consumer Culture; Mike Kelley: The Uncanny, and, more recently, Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era. He has written extensively on the history of museums and installations and issues surrounding the presentation of art.
Adrian Hardwicke
Director of Visitor Services and Estates, Tate
Function:
Responsible for ensuring that an exceptional experience is delivered for all visitors in welcoming public spaces and for providing information that encourages an interactive relationship between our staff and our visitors. Also responsible for delivering Tate's Estates Strategy, so that our buildings and facilities are fit for purpose.
Biography:
- Director of Visitor Services and Estates since September 2008.
- Head of Visitor Services and Operations, Tate Modern, 2004 - 2008.
- Front of House Manager, Tate Modern, 2000 - 2004.
- Project Officer, Tate Modern, 1996 - 2000.
Adrian joined the Tate Gallery in 1992 as an Information Assistant and undertook various roles in the Press Office before taking up a position on the development of Tate Modern. Prior to Tate, he worked for the Ministry of Defence before studying for a BA Hons in History of Art, Design and Film at Middlesex Polytechnic, followed by a Post Graduate Certificate in Film Studies at UEA.
Andrea Nixon
Executive Director, Tate Liverpool
Function:
Develop and realise Tate Liverpool's vision, focusing on strategic planning, communications, fundraising, external advocacy and operational delivery.
Biography:
- Executive Director, Tate Liverpool since 2006.
- 1999 to 2006 - Director of Development, Tate.
- 1996 to 1998 - Head of Corporate Sponsorship, Tate.
- 1991 to 1995 - Corporate Sponsorship Manager, Tate.
- Previously, Fundraising Manager at the Design Council, London.
- Andrea is a European Trustee of CASE (the Council for Advancement and Support for Education). She is also a member of the Regional Council for Arts Council North West, on the Workforce Development Group for UK Visual Arts for Creative Cultural Skills, a board member of Renaissance North West and on the Tourism panel for the North-West Development Agency.
Mark Osterfield
Executive Director, Tate St Ives
Function:
Develop and realise Tate St Ives' vision, focusing on strategic planning, communications, fundraising, external advocacy and operational delivery.
Biography:
- Executive Director, Tate St Ives since 2007.
- 2006 to 2007 Project Director, Tate St Ives.
- 2005 to 2006 Project Director, Tate St Ives Phase Two, Cornwall County Council.
- December 2004 to March 2005 Project Manager, Kilburn Library, London Borough of Camden.
- 1997 to 2004 Library Manager, Swiss Cottage Central Library, London.
- Mark Osterfield was educated at Keble College, Oxford and subsequently studied Fine Art at Middlesex University. He worked in the area of community and mental health before joining the Camden Library Service in 1991.
Cheryl Richardson
Director of Human Resources, Tate
Function:
Responsible for devising and implementing Tate's People Strategy and the provision of HR operational, learning and development services to Tate.
Biography:
- 2003 - 2007 Head of Human Resources - Tate.
- 2001 - 2003 - Human Resources Manager - Tate.
- With over fifteen years human resources experience in the not-for-profit sector, she has previously worked in the HR teams at Anchor Trust, Friends of the Earth and Voluntary Service Overseas.
Deirdre Robertson
Chief Operating Officer, Tate
Function:
Deirdre’s portfolio includes Collection Care, Human Resources, Finance, Information Services, Strategic and Business Planning, Legal and Procurement. She is also a director of Tate Enterprises.
Biography
Deirdre trained in law and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst and Young. She holds postgraduate qualifications in business administration and fine art. She has worked at board level for over 15 years in both the public and private sectors, including seven years on the board of Dundee Contemporary Arts. Deirdre joined Tate in February 2011.
Marc Sands
Director of Audiences and Media
Function:
Lead and develop the Tate brand across online, broadcast and social media, strengthening Tate's relationships with audiences and building social networks for the organisation.
Biography:
- Director of Audiences and Media from May 2010.
- 2000–2010 Marketing Director of The Guardian, The Observer and their websites, member of the board at Guardian News & Media.
- Marc Sands worked for LWT/Granada Television as Marketing Director prior to 2000 and was seconded to British Digital Broadcasting - which later to become ONdigital, the Digital Terrestrial consortium between Carlton and Granada - as one of the founding employees.
- With over eight years experience in the advertising industry, he has previously worked at DMB&B and HHCL and Partners in London and New York.
Sir Nicholas Serota
Director, Tate
Function:
Chief Executive and Accounting Officer
Biography:
- Director, Tate since 1988.
- 1976 to 1988 - Director, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London.
- 1973 to 1976 - Director, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford.
- 1970 to 1973 - Regional Art Officer and exhibition organiser, Arts Council of Great Britain.
- He has been a member of the Visual Arts Advisory Committee of the British Council (1976 to 1998, Chairman 1992 to 1998), a Trustee of the Architecture Foundation (1991 to 1999) and since 1999 a commissioner on the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (1999 – 2006) and is currently a Board member of the Olympic Delivery Authority.
- He trained at Cambridge and Courtauld Institute of Art where he worked on Turner's visits to Switzerland, but most of his practice as a curator has been in the field of twentieth century and contemporary art. Among recent projects, he curated the Donald Judd and Cy Twombly shows at Tate Modern in 2004 and 2008, and the Howard Hodgkin show at Tate Britain in 2006. His Walter Neurath Lecture Interpretation and Experience: The Dilemma of Museums of Modern Art was published in 1997.
Kate Sloss
Director of Collection Care
Function:
Responsible for ensuring that the potential of Tate's Collection is maximised through Collection care, research and access. This entails delivering the programme on time and on budget, and preserving the public Collection in the best possible condition so that it remains accessible for present and future generations of visitors.
Biography:
- Director of Collection Care since December 2008.
- Head of Library & Archive, 2006 - 2008.
- Information Services Manager, LSE Library, 2000 - 2006.
- Chief Librarian, Trinity College of Music, 1995 - 2000.
- Kate qualified as a librarian in 1987 and worked for the Inner London Education Authority in a number of sixth-form and further education colleges, before moving to the higher education sector in 1995. She has a BA (Hons) degree in Experimental Psychology from Oxford University.
Rebecca Williams
Director of Development, Tate
Function:
Responsible for fundraising for Tate from trusts and foundations, public sector funding, corporations and events, while co-ordinating the work of the Development department for all types of funding, across all divisions and regions.
Biography:
- Director of Development at King's College, London, where she was responsible for the successful completion of the College's first capital campaign.
- With over twelve years' fundraising experience in the arts and education sectors, she has previously worked in the fundraising teams at the Almeida Theatre and The Royal College of Art.
