Career
Green was Head of Ceremonies for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games,overseeing the torch relays and the opening and closing ceremonies,and recruiting Danny Boyle and other artistic directors. [10] [11] [12]
On 31 July 2014,Green was appointed Chief Executive of Hull 2017,the company delivering the UK City of Culture programme, [13] and led the year-long cultural celebration in 2017. [10]
Green served as Chief Creative Officer of Unboxed:Creativity in the UK,a £120m UK-wide programme staged in 2022. [14] [15]
He was Chief Creative Officer of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games,leading the ceremonies and cultural programme. [16] [17]
Green was Chair of the Board of Trustees of Middle Child Theatre Company (Hull),stepping down in 2023, [18] and in June 2025 was appointed Chair of the Board of Trustees at Ikon Gallery (Birmingham). [19] He is a Cultural Fellow at King’s College London [10] and was appointed Visiting Professor of Global Events,Culture and Entertainment at Manchester Metropolitan University effective 1 July 2025. [20]
Eurovision Song Contest
In 2023,Green acted as the BBC's managing director for that year's Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool,overseeing delivery of the event and branding. [21] The production team subsequently won the 2024 BAFTA Television Award for Best Live Event Coverage. [22] [23]
In February 2024,Green joined TAIT as their Vice President of Global Live Events, [24] though he left the position nine months later to return to the Eurovision Song Contest as its first director,a new role assuming some of the responsibilities of the executive supervisor,alongside new duties overseeing the event as a whole. [25]
Following some controversies of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025,on 23 May 2025,he published an open letter to the Eurovision community addressing these concerns. [26] On 27 June 2025,the EBU confirmed that,following Martin Österdahl's departure as the contest's executive supervisor,Green would assume his duties on an interim basis while continuing as director. [27]
On 18 August 2025,Green oversaw the release of a revamped version of the generic Eurovision Song Contest logo for the 2026 contest and beyond. [28] [29] Green has defended the inclusion of Israel despite the Gaza genocide.
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