Board
The Liverpool Culture board leads the preparations for the city's 08 celebrations.
The board members are:
Bryan Gray, MBE DL -Chairman (responsible for Finance)
Bryan Gray is Chairman of the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA).
Amongst his many other roles he is also a Director of Culture Northwest, a Trustee of National Museums Liverpool, a member of Liverpool Cathedral Council and Chairman of Lowther Castle and Gardens Trust.
Culture Company Board member since its inception in 2004.
Cllr Warren Bradley - Deputy Chair and Leader of Liverpool City Council
(responsible for Community Relations)
Councillor Warren Bradley has been Leader of Liverpool City Council since December 2005.
Warren sits on numerous boards in the city as a Director including; Business Liverpool, Liverpool Vision, Liverpool Land Development Company, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society, ACE (NW), The Mersey Partnership and North West Vision and Media.
Culture Company Board member since 2004.
Phil Redmond, CBE - Deputy Chair (responsible for Creative Direction)
Phil founded Mersey Television in 1981 which rapidly became one of Britain's biggest permanent employer in the independent production sector.
Phil is a Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University where he is also a Member of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the International Centre for Digital Content.
Culture Company Board member since 2006.
Professor Drummond Bone - Vice Chancellor, University of Liverpool
Professor J. Drummond Bone is currently Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool and was President of Universities UK from August 2005 to August 2007.
As a University leader and manager he has been particularly involved in the relationship between universities and business and industry and is currently a member of the CBI Science and Innovation Board.
Culture Company Board member since 2004.
Cllr Mike Storey, CBE - Liverpool City Council's Executive Member for Regeneration
Mike is the Executive Member for Regeneration and a member of the NWDA Board.
He was elected to Liverpool City Council in 1973, and is the longest serving councillor. He was Leader of the Council from 1998 until 2005. Appointments to outside bodies include Liverpool Business Improvement District Board, City Centre Development Group and the North West Local Government Association.
Culture Company Board member since 2004.
Tom Bloxham, MBE - Chairman of Arts Council England - North West
Tom Bloxham is Chairman, joint founder and major shareholder of the Urban Splash Group Ltd.
Tom also chairs the Arts Council England North West and has advised the Government on property matters through its Property Advisory Group (ODPM), its Urban Sounding Board (ODPM) and Urban Task Force (Working Groups). Tom is also chair of the new Manchester International Arts Festival and has recently been and has recently been appointed chair of the IPPR Centre for Cities Think Tank.
Culture Company Board member since 2004.
