Elaine Bedell

Elaine Bedell is the Chief Executive of the Southbank Centre. She was appointed in May 2017, becoming the first female Chief Executive of the UK’s largest arts center in its 66-year history.

Previously, Elaine enjoyed a 25-year career in the media, working in senior roles at the BBC and ITV where she commissioned and produced some of the UK’s most popular and original factual, entertainment, and comedy titles including Strictly Come Dancing, The X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent and Top Gear.

She became a BBC producer at the age of 23, making talk shows and documentaries for BBC Radio 4 and eventually producing a wide range of factual and entertainment shows for television.