Board and Staff

The Festivals Edinburgh board comprises the CEOs or Directors of its member festivals:

Chair

Sorcha Carey: Director, Edinburgh Art Festival

Board Members

Brigadier David Allfrey: Managing Director, Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Paul Fitzpatrick: Executive Director, Edinburgh International Children's Festival
Dr Simon Gage OBE: Director, Edinburgh Science Festival
Ken Hay: CEO, Edinburgh International Film Festival
Francesca Hegyi OBE: Executive Director, Edinburgh International Festival 
Shona McCarthy: Chief Executive, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
Sophie Moxon: Operations & Finance Director, Edinburgh International Book Festival
Donald Smith: Director, Scottish International Storytelling Festival
Fiona Alexander: Producer of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival
Charlie Wood: Director, Edinburgh's Hogmanay

Festivals Edinburgh staff:

Julia Amour: Director
Kirstie Allan: Administrator
Gary Stewart: General Manager
Amanda Grimm: Environmental Sustainability Officer
Camille Mateos: International Projects Manager
David Hicks: Engagement and Skills Manager
James McVeigh: Head of Marketing & Innovation
Beth Thoms: Senior Communications Officer
Elizabeth Naumova: Senior Digital Officer
Alexis Woolley: Bookkeeper