Education
He was educated at Manchester Grammar School, Westminster School and King's College London (BA, Classics). [6]
Alex Beard | |
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| Born | October 1963 |
| Alma mater | King's College, London |
| Occupation(s) | Chief Executive, Royal Opera House |
Sir Alexander Charles Beard CBE (born October 1963) [1] was the deputy director of the Tate from 2002 to 2013. [2] In March 2013, he was appointed as the new chief executive of the Royal Opera House, London, [3] succeeding Tony Hall, who relinquished the post on his appointment as Director-General of the BBC. Beard took up the post at the ROH in September 2013. [4] [5]
He was educated at Manchester Grammar School, Westminster School and King's College London (BA, Classics). [6]
Beard spent nineteen years with the Tate and previously worked for the Arts Council England for seven years (1986–93) and for KPMG (1985–6). [3] [7] At the Tate, he was responsible for the business plan for the creation of Tate Modern. He was also a member of the Board of Glyndebourne Productions from 2008 to 2013. [6]
Alex Beard married Katharine Betty Warde-Aldam in 1993 [6] and has a son and a daughter, Alfred John Wells Beard and Betty Rose Beard.
He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to the arts [2] in the New Year Honours at the end of 2012 [3] [8] and was knighted, again for services to the arts, in the King's Birthday Honours of 2025. [9]
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