THE BOARD
The Academy’s work is steered by the Academy Board, which is chaired by Producer Iain Smith (The A-Team, Children of Men) and includes representatives from relevant unions, guilds and trade associations, as well as private companies.
The role of the Academy Management Board is to ensure that the Academy has the resources to run effectively as well as to make sure that priority needs for the industry are being communicated and responded to. The Academy, via the Academy Management Board, will report to the Film ITB on a regular basis.
“The Academy is going to be a lynchpin for the industry with the long-term vision to keep the UK’s behind-the-scenes talent second to none.”
Iain Smith
Producer and Chair of the Skillset Film Skills Council.
- Iain Smith (Chair), Producer, Apple Cross Productions
- Jackie Alexander, Assessment Centre Coordinator, Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College
- Roy Button, VP and MD, Warner Bros Productions Ltd
- Joe Dunton, MD, Joe Dunton and Company Ltd, Chair of CineMasters & Cineguilds
- Dennis Fraser, MD, Chapman Leonard
- Sheila Fraser Whyte, Director, Skills and Training, Hammersmith & West London College
- Tim Hulme, Deputy Principal, Business and Enterprise, Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College
- John McVay, CEO, PACT
- Kate O’Connor, Policy and Development, Deputy CEO, Skillset
- Dan Simmons, Head of Film (Acting), Skillset
- Andrew M. Smith, CEO, The Pinewood Group
- Martin Spence, Assistant General Secretary, BECTU
- Emily Stillman, CEO, The Production Guild
- Adrian Wootton, CEO, Film London
