ChangingFaces

The inaugural Director of the National Theatre of Scotland will be Vicky Featherstone, currently Director of Paines Plough theatre company.

Tom Bewick has been appointed as Chief Executive of Creative and Cultural Industries Limited, the Sector Skills Council (SSC) in Development for the Arts, Music, Crafts, Design, Museums and Cultural Heritage. He is currently a Director of LSC Thames Gateway.

Clive Gillinson, who has spent 34 years with the London Symphony Orchestra, including 20 years as its Managing Director, has been appointed as Executive and Artistic Director of Carnegie Hall in New York.

Sarah Mather (pictured) is the new Audience Development Manager at TEAM, Merseyside?s marketing and audience development agency. She joins from BBC National Orchestra of Wales.

Press Officer Sara McCarthy has left Rambert Dance Company to join the Press team at the Royal Opera House. She will be replaced by Francesca Eyles from Liverpool?s Everyman Theatre.

Kathryn Mawer has joined the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television as the new Head of Marketing, following the departure of Lesley Patrick who has become Commercial Director of Opera North.

Steve Trow is standing down as Executive Director of West Midlands Life to return to freelance consultancy work.

Suzanne McGarry, Marketing Manager at macrobert arts centre, is leaving to take on a marketing role at Rangers Football Club.

Audiences Central has appointed Anita Dinham to the post of Diversity Manager.

After more than 15 years with Northern Ballet Theatre, Anna Izza is leaving to take up the role of Director of Marketing and Communications at FACT.

Louise O?Neil, previously in Cultural Development at the University of Ulster, has taken up the post of Administrator at Young at Art.

Andrew Ridal is the new Marketing and Publicity Manager at the Arena Theatre in Wolverhampton. He was previously at the Coronation Hall in South Lakeland.

Rob Elkington is leaving The Play House, Birmingham, to become Creative Director & CPD Co-ordinator of Creative Partnerships Birmingham. Company Administrator Gary Roskell becomes General Manager.

Samantha Skillings, formerly at The Theatre Chipping Norton, is the new Marketing Manager at Compton Verney Art Gallery. Ina Cole is Communications Manager and Emily Wyle is Information Officer.

Michael Markwell (pictured) has been appointed Musical Instrument Manager at Allianz Cornhill Musical Insurance.

Trudy White has taken over from Alice Wilkinson as London Director of Live Music Now.

The Paul Hamlyn Foundation has appointed Robert Dufton, currently Director of the Rayne Foundation, as its new Director. He succeeds Patricia Lankester.

Gordon Millar is leaving the Programming Department of ATG to join Frantic Assembly as General Manager.

Loyd Grossman is the new Chair of Culture Northwest.