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Alexander Charles Beard
CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
(born October 1963)Companies in the UK
Alexander Beard
Retrieved 20 March 2013 was the deputy director of the
Tate Tate is an institution that houses, in a network of four art galleries, the United Kingdom's national collection of British art, and international modern and contemporary art. It is not a government institution, but its main sponsor is the U ...
from 2002 to 2013.Alex Beard announced as new Chief Executive of Royal Opera House, retrieved 19 March 2013
/ref> In March 2013, he was appointed as the new chief executive of the
Royal Opera House The Royal Opera House (ROH) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. It is the home of The Royal Ope ...
, London,BBC News, retrieved 19 March 2013
/ref> succeeding Tony Hall, who relinquished the post on his appointment as Director-General of the
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. Beard took up the post at the ROH in September 2013.Alex Beard profile
at ROH.org.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2015.


Education

He was educated at
Manchester Grammar School The Manchester Grammar School (MGS) in Manchester, England, is the largest independent school (UK), independent day school for boys in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1515 as a Grammar school#free tuition, free grammar school next to Manchester C ...
,
Westminster School (God Gives the Increase) , established = Earliest records date from the 14th century, refounded in 1560 , type = Public school Independent day and boarding school , religion = Church of England , head_label = Hea ...
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
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(1985-6).Tate structure and staff: Deputy Director, retrieved 20 March 2013
/ref> At the Tate, he was responsible for the business plan for the creation of
Tate Modern Tate Modern is an art gallery located in London. It houses the United Kingdom's national collection of international modern and contemporary art, and forms part of the Tate group together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. It ...
. He has also been a member of the Board of
Glyndebourne Glyndebourne () is an English country house, the site of an opera house that, since 1934, has been the venue for the annual Glyndebourne Festival Opera. The house, located near Lewes in East Sussex, England, is thought to be about six hun ...
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

1963 births Living people People educated at Manchester Grammar School People educated at Westminster School, London Alumni of King's College London Fellows of King's College London Commanders of the Order of the British Empire British arts administrators People associated with the Tate galleries Royal Opera House {{Opera-bio-stub