Management

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Board of Directors

Rod Sims AO Chairman
Professor Warren Bebbington AM
Greta Bradman
Warwick Bray
Jonathan Feder
Jane Hansen AO
Michelle Kam
Deena Shiff
Andrew Sisson AO

Chief Executive Officer Fiona Allan
Artistic Director Jo Davies

Office of the CEO

Head of Public Affairs Simone Bird

Executive Support

Executive Assistant to the CEO Macy Blake
Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director Claire Littleford

Artistic Unit

Head of Music Tahu Matheson
Chorus Master Paul Fitzsimon
Assistant Chorus Master Michael Curtain
Music Staff Siro Battaglin, Brian Castles-Onion, Kate Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Chad Kelly, Jonathan Wilson
Language Staff Nicole Dorigo
Interim Associate Director Shaun Rennie
Senior Manager, Artistic Joanne Goodman
Manager, Orchestra Emma In der Maur
Orchestra Production Manager Rhonda Jones
Deputy Orchestra Managers Ella Howard, Stevan Pavlovic
Orchestra Production Coordinator Andrew Collins
Orchestra Coordinator Angela Moore
Manager, Artistic Li Li Fisher
Manager, Chorus and Music Staff Isabella Sampson
Coordinator, Artistic Rebecca Mychael
Young Artist Program Producer Jane Hennessy
Senior Music Librarian Peter Alexander
Music Librarian Jennifer Fung
Assistant Music Editor Noel Grove
Auditions Secretary Margaret Easton

Productions Unit

Senior Producers Katherine Budd, Pella Gregory, Ruth Thomas
Creative Artist Contracts Manager Kate Larkins
Producers Grant Lowe, Lisa Mullineux
Associate Producers Joshua Broadbent, Dwan Delker, Xander Ellis, Katie Flood, Katharine Head, Phoebe Lane, Alexandra Piro
Productions Coordinator Erica Hughes
Productions Administrators Emma Maloney
Company Assistant Asher Simkins

Technical Unit

Technical Director Chris Yates
Senior Manager, Production and Delivery Mitchell Dunn
Senior Manager, Technical Operations Kelly Spice
Productions Managers Andreas Kliebenschadel, Ryan Paine, Chris Potter, Pablo Puig
Site and Technical Lead Joanna Amorelli
Production Coordinators Georgia Grayson, Dominic Jones
Technical Administrator Haley Meekan
Facilities Manager Phillip Gavriel
Facilities Coordinator Sam Street
Facilities Assistants Olivia Hector, Oliver Iacono, Mathew Hughes, Aleksandar Milinkovic
Head of Stage Management Phillip Serjeant
Stage Managers Garry Alcorn, Benjamin Lynch, Karen McGregor
Assistant Stage Manager Philippa Morey, Olivia Sellers
Head of Lighting Alexander Lynn
Deputy Heads of Lighting John Llewelyn, Jake Mortimer
Sound and Vision Manager Gavin Pawsey
Acting Head Mechanist Ryan Drum
Deputy Head Mechanists John Mackay
Head Flyman Rob Bristow
Deputy Head Flyman Stephen Bancroft
Mechanist Supervisors Whetu Haddon, Phillip Kellett
Advanced Mechanist Peter Cull
Head of Props Stephen Adamson
Deputy Head of Props Ju-Yu (Genii) Chien
Stores Project Manager Jeremy McComish
Head of Stores, Sydney William Dunshea
Stores Supervisor, Melbourne Rory Verrenkamp
Wigs and Wardrobe Manager Rebecca Ritchie
Head of Performing Wardrobe Hamish Peters
Head of Performing Wigs, Hair and Makeup Simon Thomas
Wardrobe Technical Supervisor Thorsten Ohst
Senior Ladies Cutter Cheryl Pike
Deputy Supervisor Wardrobe Julie Bryant, Erika Schwarz
Wardrobe Production Coordinators Jessica Grantham, Hannah Lobelson, Cassandra Pascoli
Wardrobe Buyer Miranda Brock
Technician – Art Finisher Sasha Wisniowski
Wardrobe Technical Supervisor (Stores) Bonnie-Louise Harris
Wardrobe Alterations Technician Hanneke Raanhuis
Wardrobe Technicians Emily Barker, Julie-Anne Beach, Natalie Beeson, Angeline Cheah, Natalie De Palo, Eva Di Paolo, Scott Falzon, Kate Herrett, Courtney New, Orana Talbot
Wardrobe Assistants Stephanie Coe
Head of Wigs Manufacturing Carla D’Annunzio
Deputy Head of Wigs Stefanie Paglialonga
Wigs Technician Lynn Coubrough
Technician (Milliner) Rebecca Read
Manufacturing Administrator Zoe Zhiying Li
Workshop Manager Tim Madden
Senior Technical Draughtsperson David Spark
Technical Draughtsperson Nina McDonald
Senior Supervisor Carpentry Charles Chen
Deputy Supervisor Carpentry Robert Dai, Mitchell Ramsey, Michael Vogt
Senior Supervisor Metal Work Adam Christie
Deputy Supervisor Metal Work Gregory Cullen
Senior Supervisor Scenic Art Emelia Simcox
Deputy Supervisor Scenic Art Meg Robert
Head of Props Manufacturing Roswitha Adldinger
Deputy Supervisor Props Manufacturing Carlos Johnson, Jo-Anne Parkin, Kenneth Villa
Props Maker Sergio Hernandez
Props Buyer Martin Jay

Finance

Chief Operating Officer Simon Militano
Senior Project Manager Vanessa Barton
Head of Budgets and Planning Liam Gretgrix
Financial Planning & Analysis Manager Taylor Brook
Finance Manager Annette Wong
Senior Finance Analyst Scarlett Guo
Management Accountant Hea Ran Park
Assistant Accountant Fanny Limanto
Accounts and Systems Officer Helen Li
Accounts Payable Officer Sumitha Puthukudy
IT Manager Rasim Ustun
Payroll Manager Elisa Alecci
Business Analyst John Rixon
Payroll Officer Carla Nahlous
Manager, Governance and Legal Reena Rihan
Projects Lead Lucy Tesoriero

Marketing & Communications

Marketing & Communications Director Simon Meilak
Senior Manager, Communications Janet Glover
Sales & Customer Relations Manager Byron McDonald
Head of Marketing & Tourism Marketing Sophie Anderson
Senior Marketing Manager, CRM, Digital & Analytics Phillip Booth
Marketing Manager, Musicals & Special Events Amy Church
Marketing Manager, Content & Social Media Ben Neutze
Digital Marketing Officer Jasmine Lam
Marketing Coordinator Jennifer Shen
Marketing Officer Karrie McClelland
Senior Publicist Christy Seddon
Publicist Caitlin Eames
PR Coordinator Lorraine Chakma
Tourism Marketing Consultant John Quertermous
Tourism Administrator Natalia Granwal
Video Producer Joshua Dang
Customer Service Administrator Andrew Castle
Ticketing Operations Administrators Jennifer Horler, Christine Robb
Customer Service Assistants Colleen Davies, Lesley Diskin, Micah Heazlewood, Monique Jacobsen, Daniel Macey, Bobby McKenzie, Laurence Stark, Wendy Strehlow

Development

Interim Development Director Liz Nield
Partnerships Manager Rob Hamer Jones
Philanthropy Manager, Sydney Rebecca Oxenbould
Philanthropy Manager, Melbourne Melissa Stark
Partnerships Lead Mason Stanton
Events Lead Belinda Thomas
Development Administrator Sabrina Jelicic

People Team

Head of People Maddy Heanly
Head of Workplace Relations Greg Moses
People Business Partner Amanda Lee
People Co-Ordinator Michael Sebalj
People and Safety Coordinator Jess Owen
Workplace Health and Safety Business Partner Liana Fairhall

Opera Australia Capital Fund

General Manager Nicholas Selman
Manager Naomi Johnson
Administrator Jennifer Meek