19th August 2022
The Secretary of State has named ANDREW HOCHHAUSER Chair of The Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest (RCEWA).
Hochhauser’s appointment will commence 17 September 2022 for a four-year term.
With a Master’s in Law from LSE, Hochhauser is a Queen’s Counsel at Essex Court Chambers, a Deputy High Court Judge, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and...
18th August 2022
CARMEL ALLEN will become the Managing Director of Tate on 1 September.
Allen is currently CEO of Tate Commerce, where she ensures Tate’s commercial activities align with its artistic and social ambitions.
Allen was previously creative director for multiple brands, alongside working for major media publications such as Time, Conde Nast, Guardian Media Group and Financial Times.
“I look forward to working...
PAUL PACIFICO, CEO of the Association of Independent Music (AIM), will step down at the end of 2022. Recruitment is in process for his replacement.
Pacifico has worked at AIM for six years and, according to the organisation, has delivered various strategic long-term goals.
AIM said Pacifico has represented the interests of the organisation’s members, collaborated across the music business and supported creative...
The Board of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) has named Professor MARK O’THOMAS as the drama school’s next Principle and Chief Executive, commencing 1 October.
His appointment comes after former LAMDA Director SARAH FRANKCOM resigned last August, leading to an internal...
SITA MCINTOSH has joined Leicester’s Curve Theatre as Chair of the Board of Trustees.
McIntosh, former Chief Operating Officer of London-based theatre website WhatsOnStage, will follow current Chair IAN SQUIRES, who will step down after six years in post.
Squires said: “Partings like these are always of 'such sweet sorrow' but I leave with the hugely experienced Sita McIntosh succeeding me, a...
ROB HUNT steps down as Head of Culture, Leisure and Libraries at Croydon Council.
Before joining the council in 2014, Hunt was an Asset Management Analyst at Sheffield City Council.
Hunt will be going back to university for a year to study for a masters. Recruitment is currently in process for his replacement.
Croydon Council’s Culture Team says Hunt has gone above and beyond to deliver excellent services...
16th August 2022
CAROLE SOUTER joins Historic Royal Palaces as Interim Chair, appointed by Her Majesty the Queen.
Her post commenced 1 August 2022 and will last until 4 July 2023, or until a new substantive Chair has been appointed.
Souter is Master of St Cross College, University of Oxford, where she has served as Chair of the Board of Visitors of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. She is also a Trustee of...
JOHN SHAKESHAFT is the Museum of the Home’s Interim Chair.
His appointment began on 15 June and will run until 30 September.
Shakeshaft is a merchant banker, with experience in leading financial strategies, and a trustee of the Institute of Cancer Research, Cardiff University, the Museum of the Home and the LSO Endowment Fund.
He previously worked as a diplomat and international company director...
BOB LAST joins Leith Theatre as new Chair of the Board.
Last is a creative leader and commercial consultant in music and film across Scotland and the UK. Co-owner of Leith’s FirstStage Studios, Last was Chair of Cultural Enterprise Office for eleven years and Chair of Edinburgh International Film Festival and Edinburgh’s Filmhouse for three years.
LYNN MORRISON, Chief...
Guildford Fringe Theatre Company and Guildford Fringe Festival has appointed CHARLOTTE WYSCHNA as their new Managing Director, commencing 15 August.
Wyschna replaces NICK WYSCHNA, the founder of Guildford Fringe.
Charlotte was formally General Manager of Guildford Fringe, where she was responsible for producing Guildford...