31st January 2024
Leeds Heritage Theatres (LHT) has named VICKY CHEETHAM as its new CEO.
Cheetham will join LHT this summer, succeeding CHRIS BLYTHE, who has been in the post since 2015 and will retire at the end of March.
Currently, interim Co-Executive Director at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Cheetham has also been Managing Director of Tate, Executive Director of Arts at Southbank Centre, and Executive Producer at...
MAX MAY has been appointed as Chief Officer of culture partnership HEY Creative.
HEY Creative is Hull and East Yorkshire’s Cultural Compact, designed to support the regional cultural sector.
May is currently Strategic Director at North Yorkshire Together and was previously CEO at Rural Arts.
DOMINIC GIBBONS, Chair of HEY Creative, said: “Max’s background and what he has already achieved in the...
29th January 2024
Dr MELISSA BURON will join V&A as Director of Collections and Chief Curator, taking up post in the spring.
Currently Director of Curatorial Affairs at Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), Buron worked as a Research Assistant at V&A in 2007.
She joined FAMSF in June 2008, where she manages four sections of the museum’s Art Division: Curatorial, Conservation, Publications and the Library/Archives.
...26th January 2024
Music therapy charity Nordoff and Robbins has announced music agent EMMA BANKS as Chair of its Board of Trustees.
She replaces DAVID MUNNS, who has been Chair for 13 years.
Banks is co-Head of the Creative Artists Agency's London Office and co-Head of International Touring.
A trustee since 2019, Banks has also chaired the Nordoff and Robbins' Silver Clef Awards committee for the past decade...
25th January 2024
JO CORNISH will step into the role of Interim CEO at the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) following the announcement that current CEO NICK POOLE will depart at the end of March.
Cornish will begin on 1 February and continue until a new Chief Executive is in post.
A chartered fellow of CILIP with a background in public libraries, Cornish is currently the organisation’s Chief Development Officer....
RAIDENE CARTER will join Artsadmin as Artistic Director, following the departure of RÓISE GOAN to lead Viernulvier in Belgium.
Bringing a wealth of experience in cultural engagement as a creative producer and leader, Carter will join the organisation at the end of this month as Co-CEO alongside Executive Director, BEN COOPER-MELCHIORS.
Carter was Creative Director of Birmingham...
24th January 2024
FARZANA BADUEL has been named a Trustee at Soho Theatre.
Baduel is the CEO and co-founder of Curzon PR which provides strategic communications advisory across corporates, culture and charities.
A Chartered PR practitioner, Baduel is Resident Public Relations expert for the University of Oxford’s entrepreneurship centre at Saïd Business School.
She is also a trustee and serves on the board of the British Asian...
The Association of Senior Children's and Education Librarians (ASCEL) has announced TABITHA WITHERICK as CEO.
An experienced charity executive and chartered librarian, Witherick takes up post at the end of March 2024.
Previously, she was Regional Development Manager at Libraries Connected and Head of Library Service and Customer Experience at Libraries Unlimited.
ANNABEL GITTINS, Chair of...
23rd January 2024
PAUL MURPHY has been announced as Music Director alongside his current role as Principal Conductor at Birmingham Royal Ballet.
Murphy will succeed KOEN KESSELS as leader of the company’s orchestra, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, on 1 July.
A member of Birmingham Royal Ballet for 31 years, Murphy was appointed Principal Conductor in 1997. During his time with the company, he has worked...
Contemporary music group Riot Ensemble has announced a new artistic structure to lead its future work.
Conductor, co-founder and current Artistic Director & CEO AARON HOLLOWAY-NAHUM will be joined by two members of the ensemble as co-Artistic Directors in the leadership team. They are violinist MARIE SCHREER and pianist and co-founder ADAM SWAYNE.
Together with Creative Producer...