Head of Operations

Fabienne O’Neill

Fabienne leads on all aspects of business operations, including both operational and HR functions, in addition to property management, commercial development, future development and strategy.

Fabienne is an entrepreneurial business leader bringing with her 12+ years’ experience in media, operational businesses, and property.

As an entrepreneur and executive consultant, over the past five years Fabienne has created and lead award winning brands across co-working, child & adult care, hospitality and design, whose key focus was adapting to the changing way we work, whilst creating community-based platforms that meet the needs for great-design and a clear-eyed purpose.

Fabienne has been a regular speaker and judge at events such as Clerkenwell Design Week, Urban Living and The Frame Awards.

Other members of cockpit

CEO

Annie Warburton

Annie joined Cockpit as Chief Executive in 2018. Previously Creative Director at the Crafts Council, she has 20 years’ experience as a cultural leader and social entrepreneur.

Projects Coordinator

Maxine Clark

Maxine coordinates Cockpit’s awards, careers and young people’s programmes. She holds an MA in contemporary craft and is a Weston Jerwood Creative Fellow.

Head of Business Incubation

David Crump

David leads our team of business coaches and trainers. He designs our in-house programme of business support and one-to-one coaching and leads Cockpit’s international consultancy service.

Business Incubation Programme Manager

Madeleine Furness

A trained coach, Madeleine plans and delivers our business development programmes and provides one-to-one coaching for studio holders. She returns from maternity leave in April 2022.