15th April 2014
HENRIETTE GÖTZ is the new Executive Director for English National Opera. She was most recently Executive Director of Vlaamse Opera, Belgium, and takes up the post following the departure of LORETTA TOMASI.
The new Director of Development for the Royal Shakespeare Company is REBECCA PRESTON. She is currently Development Director for the Southbank Centre and has previously worked at the Royal Court Theatre, the ICA and the Terrence Higgins Trust.
Baritone SIR THOMAS ALLEN has been appointed as Music Adviser to Scottish Opera. He will provide high level input and advice while the company recruits a Music Director.
The Former Head of Creative Enterprise at The Bluecoat EMMA SMITH is the new Executive Director of LOOK, Liverpool’s international photography biennial.
9th April 2014
Conservative MP SAJID JAVID is the new Culture Secretary, following MARIA MILLER’S resignation over expenses. The state-school educated Javid entered Parliament in 2010 after running Deutshe Bank’s trading operations in Asia. He voted strongly for reducing central government funding of local government and has cited Margaret Thatcher as an "inspiration".
DAVID LAZAR has been promoted to the newly created role of Executive Director of Ambassador Theatre Group. He will relocate to London but continue in his current role as Chief Executive Officer - New York.
Executive Director of British Youth Opera IVAN ROCKEY is stepping down to take up the position of Director of Finance and Operations at The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
Director of the Whitworth Art Gallery MARIA BALSHAW is the latest Board member to join Arts Council England.
Vice President of Theatre Projects Consultants and former Finance Director for Arts Council England, Anthony Field has died of a heart attack.
3rd April 2014
Chair of Creative Scotland SIR SANDY CROMBIE will stand down in December at the end of his four year tenure and will not seek a second term in the post. The former Standard Life Chief Executive was the first Chair, when Creative Scotland was launched in 2010. The announcement follows a prolonged period of upheaval within the organisation and public criticism of its management, which led to the resignation of Chief Executive...