Stephen Mark Bailey OBE, known professionally as Stephen Stenning, joined the British Council in 2011 as Director Arts Middle East North Africa.
Stenning was Chief Executive of Aberdeen International Youth Festival from 2003 to 2007.
He produced HOME Aberdeen for the National Theatre of Scotland in 2006 directed by Alison Peebles with a cast including Michael Marra.
[1] Stenning was an actor and he has worked internationally including in Bulgaria, Romania and the United States.
Stenning was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to UK cultural relations.