Karen Napier to join London Business School
Southbank Centre Director of Development appointed as Associate Dean, Advancement
London Business School has announced the appointment of Karen Napier as Associate Dean, Advancement. Karen is currently Director of Development at Southbank Centre. In her new role, Karen will report directly to the Dean of London Business School, Robin Buchanan.
Karen will join the School's leadership team and oversee both the alumni relations and development teams. As Associate Dean for Advancement, Karen will have specific responsibility for further enhancing relationships with the School's global network of 28,000 alumni. At the same time, Karen will strengthen the development team and create the appropriate infrastructure to advance the School in the achievement of its goals.
Dean Robin Buchanan said, "We are so pleased that Karen has agreed to join the School. London Business School must work extremely well with its 28,000 alumni. We must also continue to invest in faculty, scholarships and campus if we are to remain one of the world's leading business schools. Karen is ideally suited to lead these critical activities."
Commenting on her new role, Karen said, "I'm delighted to be joining London Business School at this important time and very much look forward to applying my experience from the arts to a business school context."
Karen joined Southbank Centre in 1999 as Head of Development for the Hayward Gallery. In 2003, Karen became Director of Development with responsibility for capital and revenue fundraising across the organisation. In this role, Karen was responsible for the strategy and delivery of fundraising for the Centre's £111 million Transformation Campaign. This project resulted in the spectacular reopening of the refurbished Royal Festival Hall in 2007.
A former dancer, Karen has previously worked for English National Opera and Rambert Dance Company.