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Directors UK is led by an elected Management Board, themselves directors with experience across a wide range of genres. The current Directors UK Board was elected at the AGM in November 2009. Made up of some of the leading directors in the country the Board meets regularly to discuss the current issues that are facing members. Each Board member is listed below, along with a brief biography. Please click through to read more about each director.  Paul Greengrass - PresidentGreengrass' recent films include Bourne Ultimatum, United 93 and Bourne Supremacy. His latest film Green Zone, starring Matt Damon...  Charles Sturridge - ChairmanCharles Sturridge has worked in the theatre, television and film. He made his film debut as an actor in Lindsay Anderson’s If… (1968)...  Simon Berthon - Executive Vice ChairSimon Berthon has set out as director, writer and executive producer to make top quality documentary films...  Tim Sullivan - Vice ChairTim Sullivan began his career as a scriptwriter with the filmmaker Derek Jarman before joining Granada TV as a researcher...  Simon CurtisSimon Curtis began his career at the Royal Court Theatre where his many productions include the world premiere of Road by Jim Cartwright...  Anna DaviesAnna Davies began her career in television in 1996 after graduating from Oxford with a degree in Classics.  Piers HaggardHaving started in the theatre, Piers’ first job in film was with Michelangelo Antonioni on The Blowup (1966). His own first feature came in 1972...  James HawesJames began his directing career in the theatre, directing for the Young Shakespeare Company, touring shows in the UK and US....  Brian HillBrian Hill is managing director of Century Films, one of the UK’s most highly regarded independent production companies.  Nick HornbyAfter studying Philosophy and Politics at Edinburgh University Nick’s first job in telly was...  Peter KosminskyPeter joined the BBC as General Trainee in 1980 straight from Oxford, working as a Drama Script Editor before...  Matt LipseyMatt was a graduate of The Royal College of Art before starting his career directing pop promos at the production company Limelight.  Roger MichellThe son of an English diplomat, Roger Michell was born in South Africa and as a child lived in Beirut, Damascus and Prague...  Peter NicholsonPeter Nicholson gained a first-class degree in Human Geography at University College London before going to Film school as a post-graduate...  Stuart OrmeBorn in Derby, Stuart studied at The Central School of Speech and Drama, ran a fringe theatre for a year and wrote a musical before...  Tom RobertsTom Roberts, the Founder of October Films, is one of the leading documentary directors of his generation...  Delyth ThomasOriginally from Birmingham, Delyth started her career in television drama as an assistant floor manager for BBC Wales ...  Paul UnwinPaul Unwin is a director and writer who works in theatre, TV and film. In theatre his work includes...  Susanna WhiteBAFTA Award-winning director Susanna White most recently directed Nanny McPhee and The Big Bang for Working Title...  Paul WilmshurstPaul started off in news and current affairs, then worked for a number of years as a researcher and director...  David YatesDavid grew up in St. Helens, Merseyside, and studied Politics at the University of Essex and at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. ... |