“I have been a great admirer of Cockpit for many years, working closely with makers in the Midlands who benefited from its unique guidance in excellence of practice and nurturing of young entrepreneurs. I look forward to contributing to widening Cockpit’s impacts nationally and internationally.”
Trustee
Catherine Pütz
Cathy Pütz is an innovator in public engagement and partnership strategy in the heritage sector. As Director of Programmes at the award-winning Derby Museums, including Museum of Making, she designed new commercial initiatives to grow skills and economic opportunity in partnership with business and charities like Heritage Crafts. She ran the V&A’s national and international exhibition touring programme and was Head of Exhibitions at the National Gallery, as well as Exhibitions Lead at Tate Britain. Cathy has developed smaller public spaces showcasing the best in art, design and making practice, opening RIBA’s first public gallery in 2014. She is passionate about international cultural collaboration and the importance of advocacy for arts programming in communities.
Other members of cockpit
Chair of Trustees
Davina Mallinckrodt
Long-standing supporter of craft and makers, Davina is a senior brand strategist, collaborating with many of the most successful international design companies, designers and architects.
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Bill Amberg
One of the most respected names in contemporary British leathercraft, Bill’s work in architecture and interiors over the last 30 years has grown in parallel with his iconic bag designs.
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Min Bhogaita
Min is an investor, advisor and entrepreneur. He has a portfolio of start-ups and scale-ups that he supports as well having his own ‘Storytelling with Data’ training company.
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Nishita Dewan
Director of CollaboratEQ, Nishita transforms organisations into collaborative trusted networks, supporting clients to design future-ready organisations.
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