‘I am honoured and delighted to have taken up the post of Chair at Cerebra. It’s a real privilege to be able to work with such a dedicated board, led so skilfully by outgoing Chair Sean Taggart for 5 years. I’m looking forward to supporting our new CEO and the senior management team on the exciting next steps of Cerebra’s development and growth. The work that the Charity does resonates with me both as the parent of a neurodiverse child; and professionally where my focus is on improving life chances for young people through access to the arts and creative engagement. I have been so impressed with the research Cerebra funds, which gives the charity incredibly strong foundations to build on.’
Charlotte Geeves is the Executive Director at Bristol Old Vic. Since taking up the post in 2019, Charlotte has successfully championed the cultural strength of Bristol in the region and UK arts sector. She has steered the organisation through the pandemic, and change of artistic leadership, while maintaining BOVs commitment to creativity and producing new work in a challenging financial climate. She has also spearheaded the organisation’s environmental transformation, including the first UK arts sector carbon literacy training programme, and worked alongside Aisha Thomas at Representation Matters on the development of EDI training for the organisation. Alongside the Chief Executive role which she shares with Nancy Medina, she is chair of Folio theatre company, co-chair of Bristol City Council’s Culture Board, is on the WECA Cultural Compact board and most recently has become the chair of Cerebra.
In her spare time she helps Bradford-on-Avon RFC U10’s team with fundraising for the club and is a keen, but slow runner.
Charlotte has a deep knowledge of producing theatre beginning her career in stage management, rising to the role of Company Manager for both The Young Vic under David Lan and Shakespeare’s Globe under Dominic Dromgoole. From there she developed her producing skills working as Projects Manager for Alistair Spalding at Sadler’s Wells and then as General Manager at Salisbury International Arts Festival before working as Festivals Manager for Wildscreen in Bristol. She was previously Chief Executive Officer of the annual Henley Festival.
