Sir Howard Panter

Sir Howard Panter
Sir Howard Panter in 2010
Born	Howard Hugh Panter (1949-05-25) 25 May 1949 (age 68) Hillingdon Hospital Hillingdon, Middlesex, England
Occupation	Theatre producer, theatre manager, businessman
Spouse(s)	Dame Rosemary Squire, Lady Panter, OBE
Children	Katherine "Kate" Panter (born 2002) Jennifer Brodie (born 1986) Daniel Brodie (born 1987)

Sir Howard Hugh Panter (born 25 May 1949) is a British theatre impresario and theatre operator. He is a founder, co-owner, joint chief executive and creative director of the Ambassador Theatre Group Ltd.

As Creative Director of ATG Productions, Panter has produced and co-produced musicals and drama for the West End, internationally and on national tours. Panter is a Director of Rocky Horror Company Limited. He was Chairman of the English Shakespeare Company and Director of West End theatre owners Maybox Group plc. He serves on the LAMDA Development Council and is currently Chair of Rambert Dance Company.

He and his wife/business partner, Dame Rosemary Squire, have been ranked in The Stage 100 newspaper’s guide to the 100 most influential people in UK Theatre. Between 2010 – 2016 they topped The Stage 100 for seven years making them the most successful entrants on the list ever.

In 2013, the pair were placed first in the Evening Standard 'Power 1000' Theatre section. Panter received a knighthoodin the 2013 Birthday Honours.

Howard Panter was born in Hillingdon Hospital in 1949. His first unpaid "showbiz" job was as impresario and stage manager for the group the Norsemen in Iwerne Minster, Dorset. One of his first jobs was as a technician with the London Contemporary Dance Theatre. From there, he pursued a career in Stage Management with The Royal Court Theatre and then went on to work for Woodfall Films, where in 1969, he worked as Stage Manager on a production of Hamlet, starring Nicol Williamson.

Throughout the 1970s, Panter worked in areas such Stage Management, Technical Management, Lighting Design and Directing for a number of companies including Soho Poly, Knightsbridge Productions (as Production Associate), King's Head Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Michael Codron Ltd. In the late 1970s, Panter became a Producer for the Stirling Rigg Organisation.