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Alex Beard CBE (born 1954) has been the deputy director of the Tate since 2002. He has been 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 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.
References
- ^ Alex Beard announced as new Chief Executive of Royal Opera House, retrieved 19 March 2013
- ^ BBC News, retrieved 19 March 2013
- Tate structure and staff: Deputy Director, retrieved 20 March 2013
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