9th April 2014
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.
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...
Producer and performer FERGUS EVANS (pictured) is Camden People’s Theatre’s first ever Executive Director, joining Artistic Director BRIAN LOGAN. Previously Logan job-shared the role of Director with his partner JENNY PATON, who steps down to concentrate on her work as Senior Arts Adviser at the Wellcome Trust.
Former Director of Culture for Manchester City Council, VIRGINIA TANDY OBE (pictured) is the new Chair of Trustees for creative education charity Curious Minds. She takes over the role from BOB WAND, who steps down after five years.
The new CEO of Phaidon Press Ltd is KEITH FOX, who steps down from a position at McGraw Hill Financial. JACKY KLEIN (pictured) also joins the publisher as Commissioning Editor for Art. She has previously worked as a curator at the Tate, Barbican, Courtauld and Hayward galleries.
PHIL EDGAR-JONES, currently Head of Entertainment for Sky, will replace JAMES HUNT as Director of Sky Arts when he steps down after four years in post.
Chartered accountant ROBIN PRICE (pictured) is the new Chair of Trustees for Dance Umbrella. He succeeds ANDREW HOCHHAUSER QC who steps down after 7 years as Chair.