Northern Film & Media’s board is made up of business leaders from the creative industries, commerce, technology, science and the arts. Our board work towards our goal of driving the creative economy in the North East by overseeing investments and organisational development.
Please find below a list of our board members, our finance and audit committee members and a downloadable list of our external assessors.
Northern Film & Media's Board
Chair of Northern Film & Media: Sir Les Elton (pictured)
Deputy Chairman and non-excutive Director of Port of Tyne Authority; formerly Leader of Gateshead City Council
Carolyn Jennings
Retired Legal Practitioner
Malcolm Gerrie
Chief Executive, Whizzkid Entertainment
Doug Johnson
Chair of the FAR Committee; retired Accountant and Senior Council Officer
Graeme Thompson
Dean of University of Sunderland Faculty of Arts, Design and Media and Former Managing Director & Controller of Programmes of ITV Tyne Tees
Tom Gutteridge
Producer, Standing Stone Productions
Tom Harvey
Chief Executive Officer, Northern Film & Media
John Tulip
Finance Director, Northern Film & Media
Finance, Audit and Remuneration Committee (FAR)
Doug Johnson
Chair of the FAR Committee; retired Accountant and Senior Council Officer
Carolyn Jennings
Retired legal practitioner
Graeme Thompson
Dean of University of Sunderland Faculty of Arts, Design and Media and Former Managing Director & Controller of Programmes of ITV Tyne Tees
Tom Harvey
Chief Executive, Northern Film & Media
John Tulip
Company Secretary and Finance Director, Northern Film & Media