Mathew Milsom – Managing Director
Mathew Milsom joined us in a consultancy capacity in 2006 after running his own successful business consultancy. As Finance Director he secured the financial stability of the business, making it one of the most successful Lottery funded millennium projects and became our Managing Director in 2013.
Mathew is committed to:
- Ensuring the people of Wales benefit from the Centre.
- Expanding young people's horizons through participation in the arts.
- Bringing the arts to young people from disadvantaged communities in Wales.
- Establishing the Centre as a leader of best practice in the arts and beyond.
Mathew is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Graeme Farrow – Artistic Director
After completing an MBA at the University of Ulster Graeme pursued a highly successful career in the arts in Belfast and Londonderry.
In 2006 Graeme became director of the Belfast Festival at Queen's University, establishing the festival's reputation as a must-see arts festival and later became Head of Culture and Arts at Queens's, responsible for the Queen's Film Theatre and the Naughton Gallery.
Graeme was also responsible for the design and delivery of the £14m programme for the City of Culture in Derry,
Ambitious and creative, Graeme also delivered the prestigious Turner Prize outside of England for the first time in its 29-year history and was first recipient of the Northern Ireland Arts Individual of the Year Award.
Since joining the Centre in 2016, Graeme has brought the critically acclaimed City of the Unexpected to Cardiff as well as Tiger Bay the Musical and the international arts festival, Festival of Voice which continues to grow.
Elizabeth Burris - Finance & Corporate Services Director
Elizabeth joined the executive team of Wales Millennium Centre in September 2017 to lead the Centre’s Finance, HR and IT teams.
Elizabeth graduated in International Business with a Foreign Language and went on to qualify as a Chartered Accountant with PwC in Cardiff before joining Bank One, an American credit card company setting up operations in the UK.
During her time with the bank Elizabeth held a variety of senior roles within Finance, Risk and HR and was heavily involved with integration projects following the acquisition and merger of the credit card business.
Siân Morgan - Director of Development and Partnerships
Siân started her career as a management consultant for Arthur Andersen, before moving into strategy and partnerships for major media companies including AOL, BT and Telewest where she led the Blueyonder internet business.
She then moved into the third sector and was MD of Commercial Operations for Cheltenham Festivals before becoming Director of Partnerships and Major Gifts at Cheltenham Ladies’ College.
Before joining Wales Millennium Centre, she was running her own company advising businesses on growth strategy and is a Board Member of the Cheltenham Trust. Siân was raised in Penarth and was a member of the National Youth Theatre and Oxford’s Schola Cantorum.