Meet the Team
Preston Benson
Managing Director
Preston was appointed Managing Director of Cromwell Place in early 2017 due to his extensive experience in property redevelopment for innovative arts and leisure businesses. A consultant and Deloitte qualified accountant, he has been involved in property, hospitality and technology projects such as Really Local Group, CityHub and VirtualHotel. Preston’s speciality lies in the implementation of start up and growth strategy.
Victoria Luxem
Operations Director
Victoria has vast experience in project and event management within the arts industry. An expertise in project management and sales upholds her ability to manage large-scale projects with specialist understanding of financial and business acumen. Victoria was appointed to the board of London Art Weekend LLP as Non-Executive Director in 2018, after having been its Project Director since its founding year in 2014.
May Calil
Membership Director
May worked in Development at the Royal Academy of Arts and Tate before setting up May Calil Consultants in 2011. She has worked with a wide range of clients including Brunswick Arts, The Showroom, The British Council, Lux, Cass Sculpture Foundation, Frieze, Photo London and Bold Tendencies. May is a board member of The Chisenhale Gallery and Liverpool Biennale as well as a strategic advisor to the Delfina Foundation.
Helena Lyristakis
Membership Manager
Prior to joining Cromwell Place, Helena was Project Manager for Mayfair Art Weekend. She previously held roles at London’s David Zwirner and Melbourne’s Mossgreen Auctions. Helena read History of Art and English Literature at Melbourne University and studied at the Sotheby's Institute of Art, New York.
Aleya Dwivedi
Membership Coordinator
After having worked in New York with Sandra Gering Inc and Art Production Fund, Aleya became increasingly involved with practices for public art and display. She earned an MSc from the University of Edinburgh in Art History and Philosophy where she also worked as a Public Art Curatorial Assistant for the University’s Centre for Research Collections. Aleya also studied at The Sorbonne and The University of Victoria.
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