Birgitta Persson (Sweden)
Birgitta Persson has been the Secretary General of Trans Europe Halles since 2004. First at the coordination office in Kaapelitehdas in Helsinki, Finland and since 2005 at Mejeriet in Lund, Sweden. As a coordinator of the network, Birgitta Persson is responsible for the communication, marketing and branding of the network as well as the two yearly conferences/meetings of the network. Visionary and strategic planning for the network is done together with the executive committee. As coordinator she supports and advices members and emerging cultural initiatives. Another important task is to fundraise locally, regionally, nationally and internationally for the network.
During 1995 to 2004 Birgitta Persson worked at TEH member Mejeriet as head of marketing, promoter, project manager and fundraiser. She has organised more than 100 concerts, arts exhibitions, dance events and has initiated, organised and fundraised several international artistic projects in all artistic fields.
