Management

Our management team

Adelaide Festival Centre is a statutory authority under the Adelaide Festival Centre Trust Act 1971, created by an Act of Parliament. 

Adelaide Festival Centre funds over 70% of its operating costs through earned revenue including box office, catering, ticketing (through Adelaide Festival Centre’s BASS), venue hire, meetings and conference business as well as scenery building and engineering workshops. The South Australian Government contributes approximately 30% of Adelaide Festival Centre’s revenue.

Adelaide Festival Centre Trustees

• Michael Abbott AO QC (Chair)
• Jim Hazel (Deputy Chair)
• Mary Hamilton
• Phil Hoffmann AM
• Carolyn Mitchell
• Tony Smith
• Kate Thiele
• Sandy Verschoor, the Right Honourable Lord Mayor of Adelaide

Adelaide Festival Centre Management

CEO & Artistic Director	Douglas Gautier AM
Chief Operating & Financial Officer	Carlo D’Ortenzio
Director of Programming, Development & Venue Sales	Liz Hawkins
Director of Marketing, Sales & Audience Engagement	Kristen Eckhardt
Head of Public Affairs	Ruth Sibley
Head of Digital	Greg Adams
Associate Director of Programming	Rebecca Pearce
Associate Director of Brand & Customer Experience	Yolanda Sulser
Executive Producer, Cabaret & Commercial	Ebony Bott
Technical Manager	Chris Searle
Manager Ticketing	Natalie Adam
Manager Philanthropy	Robyn Brown
Manager Food & Beverage	Ashlesha Chandran
Manager Finance & Business Support	Christine Dunthorne
Manager Human Resources	Claire George
Manager WHS & Risk	Carolyn Laffin

Adelaide Festival Centre Produced Festivals