Board Members

Northwest Vision and Media's board is made up of influential media, arts and cultural representatives, who are passionate about and committed to the development and growth of the television and film industry in England's Northwest.

Steve Morrison (Chair)
Steve Morrison joined North West Vision as its Chairman in 2003 and remained as Chairman after its merger into Northwest Vision and Media. Steve’s career in broadcasting has spanned over 30 years. Having spent 28 years in Granada, both in Manchester and latterly in London, Steve left his position as Chief Executive Granada Plc in 2002 and formed All3Media in 2003, which is now the UK’s largest group of Independent Production Companies by turnover and audience.

Mike Davis (Vice Chair)
Mike Davis has a long standing commitment to the development of enterprise in the Northwest. He was a partner with business advisers Ernst & Young in both the Manchester and Liverpool offices. For the past 10 years he has been non-executive chairman of several businesses in the region including an involvement with the media sector. He also worked with Granada for many years, both as a judge on their televised business competition Flying Start and on a major charity initiative.

Paul Atkinson
As National Official for BECTU, the independent union for those working in, film, theatre, entertainment, leisure, interactive media and allied areas, Paul represents members across all sectors of the industry, particularly those working in film and TV across the Northwest, Yorkshire and Humberside and the Northeast. Previously, Paul was on the board of Media Training North West.

Peter Mearns
Peter Mearns has spent his career in marketing and communications, with an emphasis on economic development, creative industries, skills, business services, arts, tourism and sport. He is Executive Director of Marketing at the Northwest Development Agency (NWDA) and is also a board member of the Arts Council England, North West; Sport England, Northwest; and England's North Country; a trustee of the Ariel Trust, a member of Culture Northwest and a member of Tate Liverpool Council.

Sean Marley
Sean Marley is Managing Director of Lime Pictures, the Liverpool-based independent production company. Before joining Lime Pictures, he spent 13 years in the commercial radio industry, culminating in the role of MD at Liverpool’s Radio City and a group role across EMAP's network of Northern Magic AM stations.

Jonathan Shorrock
Jonathan Shorrock is a solicitor specialising in corporate finance. He is a partner at Kippax Beaumont Lewis of Bolton, and head of the corporate department. Jonathon qualified as a solicitor in 1985 with Addleshaw Sons & Latham (later Addleshaw Booth & Co and now Addleshaw Goddard) and was a corporate partner there from 1990 to 2002. He is president of the Bolton Chamber of Commerce, and director of the Greater Manchester Chamber.

Lynne McCadden
Managing Director of Northwest Vision and Media
With more than 25 years senior professional and executive experience across a wide range of media environments, Lynne is currently Managing Director of Northwest Vision and Media. Previously, she spent six years as Chief Executive of Media Training North West and two years as Business Development Manager, of the Peace Centre, Warrington. Lynne’s successful journalistic career began on The Belfast Telegraph in 1980, where she worked throughout The Troubles.

Alice Morrison
Chief Executive of Northwest Vision and Media
Alice Morrison joined North West Vision as its Chief Executive in 2002, becoming CEO of the merged Northwest Vision and Media in May 2007. She has a wealth of production experience across all forms of media. Having trained as a journalist she helping launch the BBC's News 24 before joining internet company, Supanet, developing it into one of the top five ISPs in the UK.