Portsmouth Cultural Trust, established in February 2011 is managed by a Board of ten Trustees as an independent body.  Mark Smith was appointed as Chairman of the board.

The appointed members are:

Anthony Brown – a commercial promoter of large outdoor events with a wide range of links in the commercial sector and Head of Marketing at the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Simon Frost – Chief Executive of the Parity Trust operating across southern England providing a range of products and support for the social enterprise sector.

Chris Gilder – a Portsmouth resident for over twenty years with a wide range of construction industry experience including property development and privately financed projects

Nick Leach – Currently Head of Catering at the University of Portsmouth with a broad experience of professional catering delivery across a number of different industries both private and public sector.

Jacquie Shaw – a familiar face on the regional tourism/ visitor attraction circuit with a wealth of marketing and PR knowledge in her role as Head of Communications for the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Mark Smith – with the majority of his career in the retail sector in both senior finance and commercial roles he has been the Chief Executive of The Southern Co-operative since 2008

Robin Sparshatt – recently retired from a family business after nearly 50 years he brings a unique insight into the operation of Portsmouth having been both a councillor and then Lord Mayor in 2005/6

David Steel – with a wide range of roles in the Royal Navy both at sea and ashore he has been fortunate to combine logistics and personnel appointments using his legal qualifications

Terry Hall - Councillor for Eastney & Craneswater