17th March 2016
Artistic Director of Das Neue Ensemble STEPHAN MEIER is to join Birmingham Contemporary Music Group as Artistic Director from August 2016. He succeeds STEPHEN NEWBOULD, who will step down at the end of this season after 15 years in post.
Following the departure of NICK WILLIAMS after five years in post, theatre consultant ANDREW SMAJE is to become Actors Touring Company’s new Executive Director.
Chief Executive of High House Production Park ANDREA STARK is set to become Director of the Foundation for FutureLondon, established to support the Mayor of London’s ‘Olympicopolis’ project.
DAVID RUSTIDGE, who has been House Manager at Oldham Coliseum Theatre since 1982, is to retire at the end of March after 34 years in post.
Former Managing Partner at Ernst & Young MARK MOLYNEUX is to join Welsh National Opera as Chair from July, succeeding GERAINT TALFAN DAVIES, who has held the position for ten years.
JAMES WILLIAMS, currently Director of UK Programme and Creative Projects at Philharmonia Orchestra, is to become the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s new Managing Director in the summer, replacing IAN MACLAY.
10th March 2016
The new Head of Music at Creative Scotland will be ALAN MORRISON, the former Group Arts Editor for the Herald and Times Group. He replaces IAN SMITH, who is set to retire in July after 11 years with the organisation.
LINDA JASPER, Founder Director of Youth Dance England, is to leave the organisation at the end of March following 12 years in the role.
The Director and CEO of English Touring Theatre since 2008, RACHEL TACKLEY, will step down to take up post as Executive Director of Chichester Festival Theatre in September 2016.
The Heritage Lottery Fund has appointed ROS KERSLAKE as its new Chief Executive, replacing CAROLE SOUTER who will step down at the end of April. Kerslake has been Chief Executive of the Prince’s Regeneration Trust since 2006.