Tony Lankester joined Riverside as General Manager in October 2019 having spent 12 years as CEO of South Africa's National Arts Festival where he led the team that produced Africa's largest annual arts event. Prior to that, with a degree in Journalism, his career spanned corporate marketing, communications and sponsorship for financial services group, Old Mutual, and working at South Africa's national radio station SAfm as Marketing Manager, Presenter and Producer.
As well as being the Creative Director of Riverside, Rachel is also a freelance producer and theatre consultant. Rachel has enabled and produced productions in London, in regional theatre and all over the world. Rachel has worked extensively in both the commercial and not-for-profit sectors. Recently she worked for ATG Productions developing and commissioning new work as well as overseeing future planning. Rachel was previously Executive Director at Chichester Festival Theatre and before that Director of English Touring Theatre. Rachel is a director of Harper Tackley whose current and recent clients include Manchester International Festival, Roald Dahl Story Company, SOLT/UK Theatre, Malvern Theatres, Arts Council England, Delfont MacIntosh, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Cambridge Arts Theatre, WKCDA in Hong Kong, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Birmingham Rep and Troxy. Rachel sits on the Boards of Tall Stories and Lyric Hammersmith Productions.
Judith Murrell - Administration & HR Manager
Amy Howard - Finance Director
Denis Emini - Finance Assistant
Trish Abrams - Finance Assistant
Rhys Williamson - Head of Programming
Owen Van Spall - Cinema Programmer
Chris Davies - General Manager
Harriet Bultitude - Operations Manager
Charlie Hazlem - Technical Manager
Jan Urbanski - Venue & Facilities Manager
Emma Johnson - Box Office Manager
Reuben Esson-Parkes - Visitor Experience Assistant Manager
Yusra Omar - Visitor Experience Assistant Manager
Harry Rusk - Visitor Experience Assistant Manager & Projectionist
Lee Bourne - Projectionist
Beatriz López De Priego Garcia - Marketing Manager
Any Lucas - Community & Events Co-ordinator
Toby Owles - Functions & Events Manager
Daniel Thurman - Projects Manager
Latisha Gordon-Hinds - Events Administrator & Visitor Experience Assistant
Chris Ruddle - Food & Beverage Director
Quitterie Singel - Food & Beverage Manager
Gurminder Grewal - Food & Beverage Duty Manager
Elly Mwaikambo - Kitchen Manager
