Dr Michael Dixon, Director General of the Zoological Society of London, has been appointed as the new Director of the Natural History Museum to succeed Sir Neil Chalmers who has been elected Warden of Wadham College Oxford.
Verity McArthur has been appointed as the first Head of Programming for the Roundhouse. She was previously head of the artistic team at the Croydon Clocktower and Artistic Director of Croydon Summer Festival and the Ross-on-Wye International Festival.
essexdance has appointed Claire Townsend from Cambs Dance as Project Co-ordinator. Felicity Alwell has been appointed as Media/New Technologies Officer and Jon Harris will return as Marketing Manager after a period working at Croydon?s Fairfield Halls.
Ewan Cameron has been appointed Artistic Director of Kaleidoscope, Aberdeen International Children?s Festival.
Pauline Catlin-Reid, Programme Director for External Relations at Momentum Arts, is leaving to establish a training and arts consultancy specialising in issues of cultural diversity. Momentum Arts has appointed Ruth Bennett as Finance Manager.
Stephen Munn has taken over from Virgil Philpott as Centre Director at Quay Arts on the Isle of Wight.
Maralyn Sarrington has been appointed General Manager of the New Wimbledon Theatre. She was most recently General Manager of Hampstead Theatre and previously General Manager at Shakespeare?s Globe. David Holder has been appointed Theatre Manager, Stuart Graham Technical Manager, and Sara Winnington Head of Sales and Marketing.
Following the departure of John Botteley to the Grand Opera House in Belfast, Sheena Wrigley, former Chief Executive of Harrogate Theatre, has taken up the post of Head of Theatres, Arts and Festivals for Bradford Theatres. Adam Renton has been appointed Manager of Theatres, Concert Hall and Community Arts.
Dr Ian Griffin (pictured), from NASA?s Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, USA, has been appointed as the new Director of The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester. Bob Scott has been Acting Director since Patrick Greene left to become Chief Executive Officer of Museum Victoria.
Cathy Westbrook has been appointed Arts Manager for the Metropole Galleries and Creative Foundation in Folkestone, Kent. She was previously Director of FutureDream Media Ltd.
The Courtyard in Hereford has appointed Kate Peden (pictured) as Education and Outreach Manager. The theatre has also appointed Lucy Wells, former Sponsorship and Marketing Manager at Ross-on-Wye International Festival, as Business Development Manager.
Chris Clifford, previously Deputy Executive Officer of Jersey Arts Trust, has been appointed as its Director to take over from Katy Taylor who is returning to the UK.
Ina Cole, Press and Information Officer at Tate St Ives, is leaving to take up the position of Communications Manager for Compton Verney, a new arts initiative in Warwickshire.
Benedict Ayrton, currently Artistic Director and Chief Executive at East London's Theatre Venture, has been appointed as Director of the National Association of Youth Theatres.