Michael Lynch (arts administrator)
Michael Lynch CEO of the WKCDA | |
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Assuming office July 2011 | |
Appointed by | Henry Tang (Chairman of the WKCDA) |
Succeeding | Graham Sheffield |
Personal details | |
Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Australia |
Nationality | Australia Council GM of the Sydney Theatre Company |
Michael Francis Lynch CBE (born 1950) is an Australian arts administrator.
Biography
Lynch was General Manager of the Sydney Theatre Company 1989–94. He was then General Manager of the
South Bank Centre
in London.
Lynch has overseen the successful rehabilitation of the
King George VI
having opened the original building in 1951).
In March 2009, Lynch was appointed a director of the
Film Victoria.[2]
On 27 May 2011, Lynch was appointed as CEO of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority by the Hong Kong Government.[3]
Honours
Lynch was appointed a Member of the
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Birthday Honours.[5] In the Queen's Birthday Honours List of 2017, Lynch was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO).[6]
References
- ^ "Mr Michael Lynch CBE, AM". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ "Our Board - Film Victoria". Film.vic.gov.au. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "West Kowloon Cultural District". Wkcda.hk. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "It's an Honour - Honours - Search Australian Honours". Itsanhonour.gov.au. 11 June 2001. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "No. 58729". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2008. p. 7.
- ^ "Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia" (PDF). www.gg.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.