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
Board members are chosen, according to Marketing Manchester’s Articles of Association, to represent the interests of stakeholders across Greater Manchester. Membership of the Marketing Manchester Board is non remunerated.
Andrew Harrison
Managing Director, Manchester Airport
Andrew Stokes
Chief Executive, Marketing Manchester
John Ashcroft
Chief Executive, pro-manchester
Clive Memmott
Chief Executive, Greater Manchester Chamber
Cllr Mike Connolly
Leader, Bury Council
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