Sean Waterman

Head of Intellectual Property

Sean Waterman is Head of Intellectual Property. He began his career in 1994 at News International working as a researcher in the Times Newspaper Picture Library. He then joined the Kobal Collection which was the UK’s largest cinema related commercial photo library and became the digital library manager for the Picture Desk Ltd, one of the UK’s first online commercial image licensing services.

In 2006, Sean became the Picture Library Manager for the Museum of London where he was responsible for image management and licensing, managing the photography department and providing IP support for the museum. He has over 16 years’ experience working in the museum sector advising on a wide range of IP related policies and procedures.