22nd May 2023
Birmingham Royal Ballet's Chief Operating Officer ANNA WILLIAMS is stepping down this summer after 29 years at the helm.
Following Williams’ resignation, the ballet decided to split the role of Chief Operating Officer into two.
CHRISTOPHER RODRIGUEZ has been appointed to the first new post, Director of Finance and Resources. Currently Deputy Chief Executive and Finance Director of...
18th May 2023
SIMON GODWIN is the next Chair of Trustees at The London Library.
He will take over from current Chair Sir HOWARD DAVIES, who will step down at the end of his second four-year term in November.
Godwin has a background in financial services and was most recently a founding Partner and Finance Director of asset management firm Fundsmith.
He is the current Chair of GaitQ Limited, an...
Boundless Theatre has appointed the first of its young co-leaders in a scheme offering a job share with its existing Executive Director and Artistic Director and CEO.
LAMESHA RUDDOCK has been named Co-Executive Director while JORDI M. CARTER will become Co-Artistic Director and CEO.
The theatre says the appointments of Ruddock and Carter, who are both under the age of 25, is part of a “big shake-up...
17th May 2023
Perth Theatre and Concert Hall Chief Executive NICK WILLIAMS is stepping down in July.
Since joining the Scottish organisation in 2019, Williams has overseen a major organisational development process, including a rebrand and new approach to programming.
Before his current role, Williams was...
WILL DUTTA has been promoted to Chief Executive at Sound and Music.
He has been the new music charity’s Co-Head of Artist Development since 2018.
An artist and composer, Dutta was formally Creative Director of the concert production of The Little Prince, and has produced two studio albums. An immersive exhibition produced by his studio recently concluded a five-week stint at the Austrian Cultural Forum London....
15th May 2023
MAGNUS VON WISTINGHAUSEN is the new Executive Director of World Monuments Fund Britain (WMFB).
He succeeds JOHN DARLINGTON, who following eight years at the helm, is set to assume a new role of Director of Projects at WMFB.
Wistinghausen has developed over 25 years experience in the arts and heritage sector and higher education. He has worked as a consultant for museum and heritage organisations...
Regional touring theatre company Eastern Angles has named JAKE SMITH Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer.
Smith joins the Ipswich-based company from The Customs House, where has worked as Drama Director, developing a drama programme with Compact for Race Equality in South Tyneside. He is also member of the Board of Trustees at The Customs House and has been a visiting lecturer at The Northern School of Art and...
ADAM POWNALL will become Executive Producer of Zest Theatre in July.
With a background in theatre producing, he will join the Lincolnshire-based theatre from his current position as Senior Producer of Hull Truck Theatre. He has formerly worked as Producer and Programmer for Derby Theatre.
Pownall’s appointment follows the theatre’s successful application to Arts Council England’s national portfolio for 2023-26....
Mojisola Kareem-Elufowoju began her working life as a human rights lawyer and only in her 40s ventured professionally into her first love – theatre and performance. Here she shares how her career has unfolded.
12th May 2023
SHARON BURGESS will become Chief Executive of Aberdeen Performing Arts in June.
She was most recently Chief Executive of Artrage, a non-profit cultural organisation in Perth, Australia.
Before moving to Australia, Burgess was based in Edinburgh and held positions including Managing Director of Assembly, producer at Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Business Development Manager at The Gilded Balloon. She also sat on the...