Nicholas Eldred

Director, NE Consulting Services

Nicholas is a consultant general counsel and company secretary who specialises in assisting companies primarily in the arts, culture, media and communications sectors with their legal and governance requirements. He has a broad range of experience gained in leading organisations including O2, the BBC and Christie’s where he was general counsel and secretary for each organisation. He currently supports English National Ballet, the Royal Ballet School and the Bishop Auckland Project He has just completed a major governance overhaul for the Architectural Association and before that assisted an organisation with a complex three-way demerger. He is currently advising on a number of corporate matters including a major governance review for a well-known institution.

In addition to core legal expertise, he has significant risk management, regulatory, compliance and audit experience to be used in an executive or non-executive capacity.