4th April 2024
Theatre company Told by an Idiot has announced JENNIFER HOLTON as Executive Director following the departure of JENNI GRAINGER.
Having initially joined the organisation as Assistant Producer in 2015, Holton will now work alongside Artistic Director PAUL HUNTER as Joint Co-Chief Executive.
"To be entrusted with working alongside Paul to guide Told by an Idiot’s future as Executive...
3rd April 2024
The Director of London’s Vagina Museum, FLORENCE SCHECHTER, will be stepping down in May.
She will be replaced in the short term by the museum's Head of Communications and Fundraising, ZOE WILLIAMS, who will act as Interim Director for a six-month period.
An author and public speaker, Schechter founded the museum in 2017 initially as a series of pop-up events. It opened its first fixed premises in...
2nd April 2024
MOIRA SINCLAIR OBE is to stand down as Chief Executive of Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) in February 2025 after ten years leading the organisation.
Over the last decade, Sinclair has led the foundation through challenging times for the whole voluntary sector, doubling the amount of its grant giving.
Sinclair is Chair of Clore Leadership and of the London Mayor’s Cultural Strategy Board. She was awarded an OBE in 2020...
CLARISSA WIDYA and KIM PEARCE are stepping down as co-Artistic Directors of Papergang Theatre after leading the British East and South East Asian-focused (BESEA) company for the last decade.
Widya was a founding member of the theatre company, established in 2013. During her tenure, she also worked as a theatre producer at Applecart Arts and is the Manager of the London Theatre Consortium.
Joining...
28th March 2024
NICHOLAS CULLINAN has been named as the new Director of the British Museum.
Cullinan has led the National Portrait Gallery since April 2015. Before that, he worked as a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and Tate Modern in London.
Nicholas will begin his new role in the summer, taking over from Interim Director MARK JONES, who was appointed last September amid the museum’s ongoing...
JAYNE-ANNE GADHIA has been announced as the new Chair of Shakespeare’s Globe, taking over the position from MARGARET CASELY-HAYFORD, who has led the board since 2018.
Gadhia is Chair of several organisations, including HMRC, Moneyfarm, Alpha and Ozone API. She is also a Senior Independent Director at Tate, a Senior Advisor at Vanquis Bank, and a member of the Mayor of London’s Business Advisory Board and...
27th March 2024
Birmingham-based contemporary art gallery Ikon has revealed a new leadership team format with permanent appointments for IAN HYDE as Chief Executive Officer, MELANIE POCOCK as Artistic Director (Exhibitions), and LINZI STAUVERS as Artistic Director (Education).
Hyde joined Ikon in 2016 as Deputy Director, later becoming Chief Operating Officer. He is also Company Secretary and facilitates...
26th March 2024
The Actors’ Benevolent Fund (ABF) has named LOYD GROSSMAN as Chair. The organisation has also named ABI ENOLA as Vice Chair.
The appointments follow the formation of a new board of trustees last month following a turbulent few years for the charity.
A noted broadcaster, author and cultural campaigner, Grossman is Chairman of The Royal Parks, President of the Arts Society and patron of the Association...
Royal Philharmonic Society Council has welcomed Dr HANNAH FRENCH and ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG as new members.
Presenter of BBC Radio 3’s The Early Music Show and other broadcasts, French is known for her writing, talks and lectures on classical music. She taught at educational institutions, including the Royal Academy of Music, serves on the Advisory Board for Haringey Young Musicians and is honorary president...
25th March 2024
Dance Consortium has appointed CLAIRE MORTON to its new Senior Producer role, taking up post at the membership organisation from mid-June.
Morton previously worked with Dance Consortium’s CEO, JOE BATES, on the management and consultancy company Morton Bates Arts Services.
She has also worked as a tour booker, producer and fundraiser for Ballet Black, Producer for Stuff and Nonsense Theatre Company...