Jeanette Siddall, Director of Dance UK since 2000, will become Director of Dance at Arts Council England in June. Arts Council England has also appointed Tony Panayiotou as its first Director of Diversity. He has been Assistant Director of Planning and Performance at the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux since 2000.
Belfast?s Grand Opera House has appointed John Bottley, currently Head of Theatres, Arts & Festivals for Bradford Council as Theatre Director. He will take up his new post at the end of June.
Wiard Sterk, previously Commissions Director at CBAT, The Arts and Regeneration Agency, has replaced Carole-Anne Davies as its Director, and Elwyn Tudno Jones takes over as Chair, following the departure of Geraint Talfan Davies to the Arts Council of Wales.
Opera Europa, the support organisation for professional opera companies, has appointed Nicholas Payne, former Director of English National Opera, as its first Director.
David Pratt is leaving Dance Umbrella, where he was Head of Marketing to join the Government?s Department for International Development as Head of Publicity and Marketing. He will be replaced by Carole Britten as Head of Marketing and Sannelieke Aldrich as Marketing Officer, who join the company at the end of April.
Creative Arts East has appointed two officers to run the Norfolk Literature Network. Lisa D?Onofrio has been permanently appointed as Literature Development Officer, with Sarah Roby, previously Education Officer at Cinema City in Norwich, newly appointed as Literature Development Assistant.
Jane Rice, formerly of Blackfriars Arts Centre, has joined Roadmender in Northampton as Executive Director.
Ludlow Assembly Rooms has appointed Paula Redway to the new post of Assistant Director (Head of Education & Outreach) and Mandy Fowler has been promoted to Programme Support Manager.
Pegasus Theatre has appointed Simon Daykin as General Manager. He was previously Director of Norden Farm Centre for the Arts.
Ray Rippingale (pictured) has been appointed Assistant Director ? Culture at Derby City Council following an internal restructure. He was previously City Librarian in Derby.
Arts & Business Yorkshire has appointed Jean Tempest as Sales & Client Development Manager.
Howard Buckley has been appointed Marketing & Sales Manager at The Millfield Theatre. He was previously Marketing Officer at The Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury.
Gwen Thomas has joined Youth Music as Marketing & Communications Executive Officer following the departure of Jane Buswell in February. Gwen was formerly Editor of an online business publication.
Catherine Mailhac has left her post as Marketing Assistant at Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust to become Cultural Development Worker for Beighton Villages Development Trust. Stephanie Potts (pictured) has also left her post as Press & Publicity Officer at Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust to take up the post of General Manager of Sambawamba. Clare Cocken has taken over her role on a temporary basis.