Tom Bloxham CBE

Tom Bloxham CBE MBE is chairman and founder of award-winning regeneration company Urban Splash, which has received 489 awards to date for architecture, design and business success. The company is responsible for development projects across England.Tom has also held many other prominent positions; he was the Founding Chair of Manchester International Festival and Factory International before stepping down in 2024 having led the development of the organisation’s £250 million Aviva Studios.Tom was also Founding Chair of the Centre for Cities think tank and the Ancoats Urban Village Trust, Chair of the Arts Council NW, Chancellor of The University of Manchester, Trustee of The Tate Galleries, the Manchester United Foundation, Barbican Centre Trust and The Bloxham Charitable Trust.