Fiona Gibson

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Role at Capital Theatres

Fiona Gibson joined Capital Theatres as the Chief Executive in April 2020.

Prior to this, she was the Interim CEO at the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse Theatres, a multi-theatre trust spanning two landmark theatres, one producing and one receiving, placing her at the heart of culture, arts, business & community regeneration in a highly culturally vibrant city.  She developed a new 10 year vision for the theatres, supported by a robust business plan, transforming the long term resilience of the trust. 

Before this role, Fiona was the Business Director of the Octagon Theatre, Bolton, managing the scoping, funding and budgeting of a £12m capital redevelopment programme.  Her role was to ensure resilience of the whole organisation through offsite programming during the capital works, as well as planning for a successful return to the new building 18 months later.

Outside of her theatre day job in the North West of England, Fiona was also the Board member for culture on the Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership, a member of the Greater Manchester Culture Steering Group and chair of the Greater Manchester Visitor Economy Board.

Previous to the arts, Fiona’s career spanned 22 years with Accenture, the global strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations business, undertaking a range of both international and regional client and business leadership roles.  Her expertise spans cross-sector organisational transformation projects, including Retail, Life Sciences, Hospitality, Construction and Infrastructure. A trustee of the Accenture Foundation Board, she managed a range of community investment projects, culminating in her appointment as the HRH Prince of Wales Ambassador for Responsible Business in the North West of England.  She also won Accenture’s global ‘Most Inspirational Role Model’ award three years running, as well as the Financial Times ‘Timewise Power List’ for flexible working.

Fiona is passionate about making a difference through the broader ‘life benefits’ she knows the arts brings.  A vibrant theatre with relevant and quality work on stage not only builds joy and aspiration, it also makes a significant difference to the health and wellbeing, employability, community cohesion and the regeneration of place through its offstage community activities.

 So if you’re still wondering ‘just why’….Fiona has a Drama & Psychology degree from the University of Glasgow which is where her love of the arts and heritage all began!!