Director, Philip Marshall
As Director, Philip is the chief executive officer of the Library, reporting to the Board of Trustees.
Philip began his career as a solicitor, specialising in commercial law for the IT, media and publishing sectors. After completing an MBA at London Business School, he joined the British Museum where over an 11 year period his roles included Head of Commercial and Director of International Engagement. He then worked as Director of Business Development at the Royal Albert Hall and Director of Development at Sadler’s Wells.
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Director of Collections and Library Services, Matthew Brooke
Matthew joined The London Library in 2019 and is focused on developing the Library’s outstanding collection and the extremely high quality library services that it provides. As Director of Collections and Library Services Matthew is responsible for the Member Services, Collection Care, Bibliographic Services and Acquisitions teams.
He has been involved in library services for over a decade, most recently as Acting Director of Library Services at Royal Holloway where he was responsible for services including the archives and special collection, and led the development of the £60m Library Student Services Centre.
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Director of Finance & Resources, Chris Gilbert
Chris joined The London Library in 2022 and is responsible for the Library’s Finance, IT, HR and Building Management teams. Chris is a qualified accountant with thirty years of experience in the charity and public sectors.
Chris was previously the Chief Finance Officer for London Transport Museum and spent many years as a Trustee and Treasurer for the Association for Cultural Enterprises. He is an advocate for strong charitable governance and the importance of the heritage, arts and culture sectors.
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Fundraising Director, Melanie Stoutzker
Melanie joined The London Library in 2020 where as Fundraising Director she is responsible for the Library’s Development team and generating philanthropic income to support the Library's activities and collections. She has over 25 years' experience as a development professional in the UK, fundraising for the Royal Academy of Arts and the Natural History Museum before becoming a consultant advising and supporting a range of heritage, cultural, arts and non-profit organisations.
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Membership Director, Felicity Clark
Felicity joined the Library in 2017 and as Membership Director is focused on delivering the Library's strategy to raise awareness of the Library, broaden its audience and grow its membership. Felicity is responsible for the Library’s Marketing and Communications, Events and Membership Administration teams. She brings wide-ranging experience of membership organisations and events delivery, having worked in membership for over 13 years, most recently as Head of Membership and Business Development for maritime trade association The UK Chamber of Shipping.
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In the following pages you can find out more about the Library teams and the services they provides:
