Craig Hassall
Craig Hassall has been appointed CEO of the Royal Albert Hall, London. Prior to this, he was the chief executive of Opera Australia, the national opera company. Prior to Opera Australia, he worked in London for almost nine years, first as CEO of English National Ballet, the national touring ballet company of the UK.
Following this, Hassall was chief operating officer of Raymond Gubbay Ltd., responsible for new business and collaborative ventures in the commercial field of classical music, opera and ballet. He also consulted on cultural aspects of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Hassall was awarded an AM of the Order of Australia for services to the arts in the Australia Day Honours 2016. He is currently on the board of Centre for Recent Drawing (C4RD), London, and the London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT).
Hassall replaces Chris Cotton who left his post after seven and a half years.