Chair, Artistic Directors & CEOs
Founder/Musical Director
Richard Goldner
Founder/Musical Director - 1946-1971
Artistic Directors
Paul Kildea
Artistic Director - Paul Kildea, 2019
Carl Vine AO
Artistic Director - 2000-2019
William Lyne
Artistic Director - 1997-1999
Christopher Lawrence
Artistic Director - 1993
Phillip Henry
Artistic Director - 1988-1992
Board Chairmen
Charles Graham
Board Chairman - 2016 – present
Michael Katz
Board Chairman - 2010-2016
Russell Bate
Board Chairman - 2005-2010
Kim Williams
Board Chairman - 1998-2004
Tony Berg
Board Chairman - 1986-1998
Kenneth W Tribe
Board Chairman - 1950-1986
Honorary Music Director - 1971-1988
General Managers/Chief Executives
Anne Frankenberg
Chief Executive Officer - 2022
Deputy Chief Executive Officer - 2018
Hywel Sims
Chief Executive Officer - 2018
Mary Jo Capps
Chief Executive - 1999-2018
Jennifer Bott
Chief Executive - 1992-1998
Phillip Henry
Chief Executive - 1984-1992
Kim Williams
Chief Executive - 1981-1983
Triumvirate
Susanne Gleeson, Derek Minett, Kim Williams - 1979-1981
Chief Executive - Michael Griggs - 1978
Donald McDonald
Chief Executive - 1973-1977
Regina Ridge
Chief Executive - 1950-1972