Meet the team

Find out more about our Patron, Trustees and Executive Team, and meet the team who deliver our services and support. 

Executive Team

Marcus Ryder
Chief Executive Officer at the Film and TV Charity
Louise Benson
Director of Development
Alan de Sousa Caires
Director of Finance and Operations
Rachel Hillman
Director of Impact and Innovation

Heads of Department

Anna Bourget
Head of HR
Mike Hird
Head of Marketing and Communications
Rupert Jones-Lee
Head of Research and Impact
Lajaune Lincoln
Head of Client Services
Anna Mischon
Whole Picture Toolkit Executive
Lucy Tallon
Mental Health Lead
Tom Woodward
Head of Fundraising

Our Patron

Our Patron
The Late Queen Elizabeth II

Trustees

Claire Tavernier
Chair of Trustees
Joseph A. Adesunloye
Producer, Writer and Director
Catherine Bosworth
Director of Income Generation and Grants at Hospice UK
Robin Chalmers
Chief Legal Counsel at super-indie All3 Media International
Peter Clark
Part of the Investment Advisory Group of Comic Relief
Suki Gill
CFO, International, Paramount
Juliet Gilkes Romero
Award-winning writer for stage and screen
Kirsty Good
Financial Inclusion and Wellbeing Consultant
Emma Hoyle
Chief People Officer at King
Sara Putt
Founder and Managing Director of Sara Putt Associates
Cameron Saunders
Interim Chief Marketing Officer at Showmax
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