Governance

Geoff Goodwin

Chair of Council

Geoffrey Goodwin is a C-suite executive specializing in strategic growth, innovation, and commercial success in media and creative industries. He has held leadership roles at the BBC, Verizon Media, and Outernet London, driving revenue growth, launching award-winning content, and pioneering next-generation media initiatives. Passionate about bridging traditional and emerging media, he also serves as Chair of LIPA, fostering the next generation of creative performers and leaders.

Isabel Begg

Vice Chair of Council

Isabel Begg is a Senior Business Executive in film, TV, music and radio. She is Vice Chair of the LIPA Council and also is Chair of the Nominations and Governance Committee.

Claire Workman

Vice Chair of Council

Claire Workman serves as a Vice Chair on LIPA Council, and also is the Chair of the Audit Committee.

Louise Ellman

Council Director

Michelle Emmerson

Council Director

Michelle Emmerson is a CEO, Board Director, Management Consultant and HR professional with experience across E-commerce, Education, Mobile Tech, Retail, Luxury, TV and Music industries. In addition to being a Council Director, she sits on the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

Victoria Fea

Council Director

Victoria Fea has worked in television drama for more than 30 years. She is currently an Executive Producer at independent production company Snowed-In Productions. Before that, she was a senior commissioner at ITV for 8 years, commissioning series like The Durrells, Unforgotten and Victoria. Prior to ITV, she was an executive producer, producer and script editor in-house at the BBC and in the independent sector.

Pete Fendall

Council Director

David Fletcher

COO & Council Director

David Fletcher is Chief Operation Officer at LIPA and is responsible for the strategic and operational oversight of LIPA’s finance, HR, estates, IT, technical and productions teams. David is a qualified accountant and, before joining LIPA, worked on audit, assurance and consultancy assignments for global professional services firms BDO and RSM. His client portfolio was predominantly in the education sector, but he also worked with a variety of other organisations to improve operational efficiency.

Simon Fowler

Council Director

Simon Fowler is a Council Director of LIPA, Chair of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee, and a former senior executive at the John Lewis Partnership, where he held leadership roles including Group Director of Communications. Now pursuing a portfolio career, he is Chairman of Aquascot, Chair of ProcurePlus, an independent trustee at Tullis Russell, and co-founder of Eshe Honey, a beekeeping and artisan honey business. Born in Thailand and having lived across Africa and the UK, he now resides in North Liverpool with his husband and son, with interests in music, theatre, travelling, gardening, antiques and, of course, beekeeping!

Ashley Herman

Council Director

Ashley Herman is one of the UK's top theatre producers. He is director of Playing Field (Theatre) Ltd., which was set up in 2019 and is involved in the investment, development and production of West End, touring and Broadway productions.

Joe Johnson

Council Director

Joe Johnson is a Council Director and also sits on the Audit Committee.

Juliet Johnson

Council Director

Juliet Johnson is a General Counsel with extensive broad senior legal experience. She has worked for high-profile organisations and on high-profile matters across a number of sectors, including Financial Services, Healthcare, Tech, Energy and Retail.

Sean McNamara

Principal/CEO & Council Director

Professor Sean McNamara became Principal and CEO of LIPA in 2021, leading a major curriculum revalidation, the 2023-26 Strategic Plan, and LIPA’s pursuit of New Degree Awarding Powers. Previously, he was Head of Guildford School of Acting, holding various leadership roles since 2010. He also chairs The Federation of Drama Schools, the LIPA Multi Academy Trust, and holds key positions in several arts education organizations.

David Owen

Council Director

David Owen has spent his whole professional career working in Liverpool. His career started in Investment Management in Liverpool with Rensburg & Co where he trained as an equity and bond analyst before moving to portfolio management responsibilities for HNW private clients, pension funds and charities. He now is a Senior Investment Director in the Liverpool office of Rathbones and a Chartered Fellow of the Securities Institute. David served on the board of Edge Hill University for several years. A passionate ambassador for Liverpool, David is currently the chair of Professional Liverpool. David is married with three adult children, is interested in most sports having played rugby league in his youth and also plays guitar in a band in his spare time!

Zoe Radnor

Council Director

Professor Zoe Radnor is the Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean for the College of Business and Social Sciences at Aston University. Previous to this she held roles as Deputy Vice-Chancellor at The University of Law, and Vice-President for Strategy and Planning at City, University of London. Zoe’s research interest is performance/ process improvement and service management within public sector organisations. She has led research projects for Government and healthcare organisations, evaluating the use of ‘lean’ and associated techniques. In 2024 Zoe was named in the 2024 Stanford/Elsevier top 2% Scientists in the World.

Sean Sweeney

Council Director

Maria Walker

Council Director

Jad Zouein

Council Director