ANTONIA BOSTRÖM, currently Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas, is to join the V&A in January 2016 as Keeper of the Sculpture, Metalwork, Ceramics and Glass Department.
Preston City Council has appointed JON FINCH to run the Harris Museum and Art Gallery. He previously worked for the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.
Following the election of JEREMY CORBYN MP as Leader of the Labour Party, MICHAEL DUGHER, MP for Barnsley East, has been appointed Shadow Culture Secretary.
LAURA McMILLAN has been appointed as the bid co-ordinator for Coventry’s bid to become City of Culture in 2021, joining from the Royal Shakespeare Company.
TRISH O’CONNOR, former Head of Press at the Southbank Centre, is joining communications company SUTTON as the new Managing Director of its London Office.
Equity have re-elected CHRISTINE PAYNE as their General Secretary for a third term. First elected in 2005, she is expected to carry on in the role until 2020.
Following the departure of Executive Director CHRIS MOORE, KAREN FOSTER joins Lichfield Garrick in the same role, leaving her position as Head of Performance at the Royal College of Music.
Former Chief Executive of The City of Edinburgh Council DAME SUSAN BRUCE has been appointed as the new Chair for the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
