Craig Hassall, currently Deputy General Manager of Sydney Theatre Company in Australia, has been appointed Managing Director of English National Ballet. He takes over from Janie Grace, who has been interim Managing Director since May 2003.
Associate Director at Paines Plough, John Tiffany (pictured) will join the National Theatre of Scotland as Associate Director (New Work). From 1997 to 2001 he was Literary Director of the Traverse Theatre.
Simon Funnell is leaving The King?s Consort to become Director of Marketing and Development at the Orchestra of St John?s.
Angela Chrimes, Arts Consultant at The Management Centre and Co-Director of the National Arts Fundraising School, is moving to Ashridge Business School.
Creative Partnerships the Black Country has appointed artist Katrinka Wilson to join Nicky Boden as Co-Director.
Sibyl Burgess is leaving The Firebird Trust and will be succeeded by Simon Steptoe, currently Gamelan and Creative Projects Officer with the Hallé Orchestra. James Parkinson has also joined the Trust as Administrative Officer.
Hoipolloi Theatre Company has appointed Simon Bedford as Marketing and Touring Officer, Alex Drury as Finance Manager and Susie Schutt as Administrative Assistant.
Andrea Carver, Business Development Manager at Arts & Business East Midlands, will act as Director for the period of Debbie Read?s maternity leave, and Alex Wardle has joined as Business Development Manager.
Sarah Sansom has taken over as Head of Creative Development at Contact in Manchester for a year while Ekua Bayunu is on secondment.
Arts & Business South East has appointed Bridget Edwards (pictured), a graduate of the Arts Council England Fellowship programme, as Business and Partnerships Manager.
Mike Padmore has joined Coventry-based artists Talking Birds as Associate Producer.
Mark Doyle has been appointed as Galleries Exhibition Programmer at the Lowry, Salford.
Simon Cronshaw is joining Arts & Business East as Books and Business Manager. Administrator Amy Wormald is leaving to join South Cambridgeshire District Council. Rachel Hilton will replace her.