The Scottish Poetry Library has appointed Lorna Irvine as the new Education Officer. Jane Alexander has been appointed as the organisation’s first Marketing Officer.
Louiza Burns has been appointed Publicity and Marketing Officer at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. She takes over from Marie Conway who has taken up a new post at Scottish Opera.
The Prime Minister has appointed Dr Maggie Semple OBE as a Trustee of the National Museum of Science and Industry. Currently Chief Executive of The Experience Corps Ltd, a Civil Service Commissioner, Chair of The National Youth Music Theatre and a Governor of De Montfort University, she was previously Director of Education and Training at the Arts Council of England.
Harrogate Theatre has promoted Sarah Chamberlain to Marketing and PR Officer. Biky Wan has been appointed as Marketing and PR Assistant.
The Rage Ensemble has announced its new management team. Pato Banton will oversee Music, Rebekah Fortune and Peter Machen, Theatre.
John Hicks (pictured) is to be the new Chair of SEMLAC, the South East Museum, Library and Archive Council.
Wales Millennium Centre has appointed Caroline Sanger-Davies as Marketing and Communications Director and Colette Grufferty as Ticket Office Manager, prior to the venue’s opening in 2004. Andrew Edwards will be joining as Commercial Director and Dan Allsobrook as IT Manager.
Zuleika Beaven will be joining the teaching team on the undergraduate Arts and Events Production course at The Arts Institute at Bournemouth.
Woking Dance Festival has appointed Denise Woods as its new General Manager.
Jenny Kilbride has joined the Academy of St Martin in the Fields as Development Director.
Michael Atavar has been appointed as Theatre Artists Advisor at the Oval House Theatre and Valerie Boulet has joined from the Geffrye Museum as Fundraiser.
Beauchamp Music Group and Gloucester Academy of Music and Performing Arts have merged to create music@bmggampa Ltd, and have appointed Gareth Groves as Arts Administrations Manager.
Dartington Hall Trust has announced the appointment of Matt Griffiths as Development Director for the Dartington+ initiative.
Emma Penruddock has been appointed to the new post of London Programme Co-ordinator for Pegasus Opera Company. Her former position as General Administrator has been taken on by Marleen Mikhail, formerly Projects Co-ordinator for the David Glass Ensemble.
Judy Gibson, formerly Marketing Manager of The Roses Theatre, has joined the Hutt Russell Organisation as Programming Manager.
Box Clever, a multi-disciplinary touring theatre company, has appointed Claudia West as Production Manager and Danielle Fairweather as Marketing and Development Co-ordinator.
Genevieve Fillery has taken up the new post of BBC Children In Need Project Officer at the Metro Cinema, Green Lane, Derby.