Andrew is an experienced commercial and arts leader having worked in diverse management roles for Australia’s largest banks before following his passion for the arts.

 

Andrew is Director of Commercial and Venue Partnerships at Carriageworks, one of Australia's most significant creative and cultural industry hubs, where he leads venue and commercial strategy, major events, venue partnerships and public event programming, venue hire commercial and hospitality development. He leads development of Carriageworks’ program calendar to expand its extensive creative program and international reputation as a leading cultural precinct, hosting major global large-scale events, festivals, exhibitions and film productions. Major partnerships managed include Australian Fashion Week, Sydney Contemporary, Sydney Writers Festival, Sydney World Pride, Vivid Sydney, Semi Permanent and the Festival of Dangerous Ideas.

 

Andrew previously served as Vice Chair of FORM Dance projects, a leading presenter of independent performance art. He holds a Bachelor of Business and MBA completed at UTS, Sydney and Tongji University, Shanghai as recipient of the Australian Government’s AsiaBound scholarship, and has studied and worked across Asia and Europe. Andrew is committed to supporting artists and creatives develop cultural, social and economic outcomes.

 

EXPERIENCE + PROJECTS

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Director, Venue Partnerships, Commercial, Carriageworks 2019 -

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Deputy Chair, FORM Dance Projects, 2020-2022

 

Operations + Administration Manager, Australian Centre for Photography, 2018-2019

 

Business Manager to the General Manager, St.George Banking Group 2017

Deputy Chair, GLOBAL Inclusion and Diversity, Westpac Group 2015 - 2017

Relationship Manager, Bankwest (Commonwealth Bank Group) 2013-2015

Partner, National Australia Bank 2009-2012

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EDUCATION + QUALIFICATIONS

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MBA, University of Technology, Sydney Australia + Tongji University, Shanghai China (AsiaBound Grant) 2015

 

Bachelor of Business, University of Technology, Sydney Australia 2004

 

Art History, Sotheby’s Institute, London United Kingdom 2019 

 

PRINCE2 (Project Management), DDLS, Sydney Australia; AXELOS 2018

 

A Levels, Emanuel School, London United Kingdom 2000