Philip Brendan Aldridge (born 28 February 1960) is a British-born actor and arts leader who has been the

chief executive A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

of New Zealand's Arts Centre te Matatiki Toi Ora in

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since mid-2018. Prior to this he was the chief executive of New Zealand's largest theatre company, the Court Theatre in Christchurch, and chairman of the Bank of New Zealand in Canterbury. In the 2012 Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours, Aldridge was appointed an

Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have ren ...

, for services to theatre, particularly after the

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. He was born in St Andrews, Scotland and raised in Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire in England.

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* The Arts Centre te Matatiki Toi Ora
Court Theatre
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aldridge, Philip 1960 births Living people Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit New Zealand male actors People from St Andrews