The Board

Chair: Nick Johnson
Deputy chief executive, Urban Splash Ltd
Nick Johnson is deputy chief executive at urban regeneration company Urban Splash. Nick is a chartered surveyor and has worked with Urban Splash for over 13 years, first as a consultant and latterly as a director.
Nick is currently responsible for over £300m of development projects including the 3rd Millennium Community project and with various architects from Alsops and Foster and Partners to new practices who have never before built in the UK.
Nick was the Edward P. Bass Distinguished Visiting Architecture fellow at Yale University in New Haven, USA in 2007 and is commissioner for the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE).
Board Members

Andrew Harrison
Commercial director, Manchester Airports Group

Andrew Stokes
Chief executive, Marketing Manchester

Cllr Keith Whitmore
Chair, GMITA

Kate Harrison
Marketing Director, Bruntwood

Ian Hopkins
Assistant Chief Constable, Greater Manchester Police

Cllr Pat Karney
Manchester City Council

Jane Luca
Head of stakeholder relations, ITV PLC

Cllr Cliff Morris
Leader, Bolton Council

Alex Poots
Director, Manchester International Festival