GETTING TO KNOW …. NEW HQ LINEUP
THE IAPCO PROFESSIONAL TEAM IS COMPLETE With the arrivals of Elly and Michael in June, the HQ team at IAPCO is finally complete. Caroline, Elly, Martin, and Michael are looking forward to working together and serve IAPCO’s members and our mission for the years to come. Their common wish for this year is to get to meet each other in person: this is prevented by the current UK travel restrictions but they have hope the situation will ease in the weeks to come and turn their virtual team into something a tad more real. Meet the two new team members:
ELLY BUTLER, EDUCATION PORTFOLIO MANAGER
MICHAEL ROBSON-KIERNAN, MEMBERSHIP, AND ADMINISTRATION MANAGER
Elly will work alongside the Training Academy Chair and
Michael will be conducting IAPCO’s membership and
faculty to ensure the logistical coordination of all Education
administration with the same brio that he conducts orchestras,
Programmes for our members.
ensuring the Association continues to run smoothly and efficiently. He’ll also work closely with the Quality Committee
Elly lived in France (where she learned French) and USA
and the Committee of Ethics to ensure that IAPCO’s
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membership profile maintains its high standards and
years ago. Working and travelling abroad has highlighted
excellent business practices.
the importance of respecting cultural differences and embracing the lessons that can be learned from them.
Michael attained the highest possible grades in his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Bristol before
She studied communications and marketing and worked
working for Sir John Eliot Gardiner and his Monteverdi Choir
as a freelance consultant, helping small businesses and
& Orchestras. He was then appointed the Administration,
start-ups for ten years. More recently, she worked at MCI,
Finance, and Operations Manager of the International
UK on an interim basis on both PCO and AMC teams.
Artist Managers' Association, organising their conferences for high-profile individuals from the global music sector across
Elly is a ‘people person’ with tons of energy and enthusiasm.
Europe and North America and crafting a more agile and
When she is not working or chauffeuring her three teenage
efficient business structure for the Association.
children, Elly enjoys playing tennis, sailing and e-bike-packing. She also works with a Tanzanian orphanage to improve the
An accomplished musician, he will continue dedicating half of
lives of 128 children.
his time to piano, singing, and conducting. In his spare time, Michael works with two homelessness charities in London. TEAM OVERVIEW: Martin Boyle, CEO Caroline Gutierrez, Marketing and Communication Manager Elly Butler, Education Portfolio Manager Michael Robson-Kiernan, Membership and Administration Manager | July 2021
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