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⚫ '''Alex Beard''' ] (born 1954) has been the deputy director of the ] since 2002.<ref name = "ROH"></ref> He has been appointed as the new chief executive of the ], London, <ref name = "BBC"></ref> succeeding ], who relinquished the post on his appointment as Director-General of the ].
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⚫ '''Alexander Charles Beard''' ] (born October 1963)<ref>Companies in the UK. . Retrieved 20 March 2013</ref> was the deputy director of the ] from 2002 to 2013.<ref name = "ROH"></ref> In March 2013, he was appointed as the new chief executive of the ], London,<ref name = "BBC"></ref> succeeding ], who relinquished the post on his appointment as Director-General of the ]. Beard took up the post at the ROH in September 2013.<ref name="Higgins">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2013/mar/19/alex-beard-opera-house|title=Alex Beard, deputy director of Tate, to succeed Tony Hall as head of Royal Opera House |last=Higgins|first=Charlotte|date=2013-03-19|work=]|accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref><ref name = "ROH2"> at ROH.org.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2015.</ref>
⚫ Beard has spent nineteen years with the Tate and previously worked for the ] for seven years (1986-93) and for ] (1985-6).<ref name="BBC" /><ref name="Tate"></ref> At the Tate, he was responsible for the business plan for the creation of ]. He has also been a member of the Board of ] Productions Ltd since 2008.<ref name = "ROH" />

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He was educated at ], ] and ] (BA, Classics).{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}

==Career==
⚫ Beard has spent nineteen years with the Tate and previously worked for the ] for seven years (1986–93) and for ] (1985-6).<ref name="BBC" /><ref name="Tate"></ref> At the Tate, he was responsible for the business plan for the creation of ]. He has also been a member of the Board of ] Productions Ltd since 2008.<ref name = "ROH" />

==Family==
Alex Beard has a son and a daughter, Betty Rose Beard and Alfred John Wells Beard.

==Honours==
He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to the arts<ref name = "ROH" /> in the New Year Honours at the end of 2012.<ref name = "BBC" /><ref name="ArtDaily">{{cite web|url=http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=61423|title=Tate's Alex Beard to head Royal Opera House, replacing Tony Hall|work=Art Daily|accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref>


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Chief Executive of Royal Opera House

Alex BeardCBE
BornOctober 1963
Alma materKing's College, London
Occupation(s)Chief Executive, Royal Opera House

Alexander Charles Beard CBE (born October 1963) was the deputy director of the Tate from 2002 to 2013. In March 2013, he was appointed as the new chief executive of the Royal Opera House, London, 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.

Education

Westminster School

He was educated at Manchester Grammar School, Westminster School and King's College London (BA, Classics).

Career

Beard has spent nineteen years with the Tate and previously worked for the Arts Council England for seven years (1986–93) and for KPMG (1985-6). At the Tate, he was responsible for the business plan for the creation of Tate Modern. He has also been a member of the Board of Glyndebourne Productions Ltd since 2008.

Family

Alex Beard has a son and a daughter, Betty Rose Beard and Alfred John Wells Beard.

Honours

He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to the arts in the New Year Honours at the end of 2012.

References

  1. Companies in the UK. Alexander Beard. Retrieved 20 March 2013
  2. ^ Alex Beard announced as new Chief Executive of Royal Opera House, retrieved 19 March 2013
  3. ^ BBC News, retrieved 19 March 2013
  4. Higgins, Charlotte (19 March 2013). "Alex Beard, deputy director of Tate, to succeed Tony Hall as head of Royal Opera House". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  5. Alex Beard profile at ROH.org.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  6. Tate structure and staff: Deputy Director, retrieved 20 March 2013
  7. "Tate's Alex Beard to head Royal Opera House, replacing Tony Hall". Art Daily. Retrieved 20 March 2013.


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