Formerly Strategic Consultant at the Rugby Football League, ALEX BYARS will become Chief Operating Officer for Manchester International Festival (MIF) from the end of February, leading on business development and operation of new
PHILIP BERNAYS, Chief Executive of Newcastle Theatre Royal Trust, has been appointed Co-Chair of Dance Consortium. He replaces JOHN STALKER, who has served as Chair or Co-Chair for over 20 years.
After nine years in post, ROBERT SANDERSON will retire from his role as Managing Director at Nottingham’s Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall at the end of April 2018.
Currently Director of Music at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, CLAIRE MERA-NELSON has been appointed Director Music and London at Arts Council England. She will take up post from March.
PETE NICHOLS, formerly a producer of television and live arts events, including the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012, has joined Greenwich+Docklands Festivals in the role of Festivals Producer.
SIMON DAYKIN has taken up a new role as the first General Manager of Wells Maltings, joining in September 2017 following positions including Executive Director of Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds.
Formerly Director of Development at Lyric Hammersmith, LYNDEL HARRISON has taken up a post as Director of Development and Alumni Relations at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).
Freelance director JOE DOUGLAS, who was Associate Artistic Director at Dundee Rep and is Co-Artistic Director of Utter, has been named the new Artistic Director of Newcastle’s Live Theatre.
After 33 years at Artsadmin, Co-Director GILL LLOYD will be stepping down at the end of June 2018. She will continue to work on Artsadmin’s archive on a part-time basis until December.
Matt Hancock, previously Minister for Digital at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), has been named the Government’s new Culture Secretary.
FRANCESCA MOODY has been appointed to the new role of Executive Producer at Curious Directive and will take up post in February. She has been a producer at Paines Plough since 2016.
Formerly Creative Director of CAAPO (Creative Assault Arts Production Organisation), BRYCHAN TUDOR has been selected as Disability Arts Cyrmu’s new Director.
After nearly five years as Project Manager of the Cultural Commissioning Programme at NCVO, JESSICA HARRIS is moving on to freelance and consultancy work in the arts and cultural sector.
COSTA PILAVACHI has joined the Board of Directors of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, following a career which has included a stint as Senior Vice-President of Universal Music.
Formerly a trustee of the Serpentine Gallery, Royal Opera House and Sadler’s Wells, MARCO COMPAGNONI has been appointed Chair of Contemporary Art Society.
