Changing Faces

DERYCK NEWLAND has been appointed as Artistic Director to lead Pavilion Dance, Bournemouth’s national dance house and Dance South West, the region’s national dance development agency. He has been Director of Salisbury Arts Centre since 2007.

Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design has appointed a new Head of College, Professor JEREMY TILL, to take over from Professor JANE RAPLEY when she retires in August. He is an architect and academic, currently at the University of Westminster.

MARK TAYLOR has stepped down from his role as Chief Executive of the Wales Millennium Centre to return to London to pursue other opportunities in the international business event and leisure sector. He was Commercial Director of the Barbican Centre before moving to Cardiff in September 2010 and took over from JUDITH ISHERWOOD, who stepped down to take up a post in Australia.

ROSAMOND MURDOCH is the new Gallery Director for Bow Arts Trust, a major studio provider to artists. She was previously manager of the

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UK Music’s new Chief Executive is JO DIPPLE, the organisation’s former senior policy advisor who stepped up to this role on an acting basis following FEARGAL SHARKEY’s resignation last year. Before joining UK Music in 2008 she was a strategic communications adviser to Tony Blair and Head of Public Affairs at Trinity Mirror.