Currently Managing Director of Cape Town Opera, where he has worked since 1990, MICHAEL WILLIAMS will take up the role of Chief Executive Officer at Buxton International Festival from April.
1st February 2018
After four years as CEO of artists’ membership organisation a-n, JEANIE SCOTT has announced she will leave in June. a-n will become one of Arts Council England’s core-funded ‘Sector Support Organisations’ from April.
Formerly Business & Development Manager at Ealing Music Service, TIM SANDFORD has been selected as Youth Music Theatre UK’s new Deputy Chief Executive. He is joined by JENNY WILKINSON, previously Lead Marketing Officer at Royal Academy of Dance, who becomes Assistant Producer.
After two and a half years as Chief Executive of Dundee Rep Theatre, and previous roles at Festival City Theatres Trust, NICK PARR has been appointed Theatre Director at ATG’s New Wimbledon Theatre.
A new role as Vice Principal & Director of Advancement at Guildhall School is in store for JEREMY NEWTON, currently Chief Executive of Children and the Arts. He will start the role in April.
RAIDENE CARTER, who became Director of Artistic Programmes at London’s WAC Arts in July 2017, will be leaving to join Theatre Centre as Executive Director in March.
In June, GRAHAM SHEFFIELD will be stepping down as Director of Arts at the British Council. He intends to focus more time on his role as Chair of Help Musicians UK.
Director PAUL CLAYTON, who has been Chair of London-based Actors Centre for eight years, has stepped down.
After more than 20 years as Artistic Director of the Queen’s Hall Arts Centre in Hexham, GEOF KEYS has announced he will step down this summer.
Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) Executive DAVID LAZAR has been appointed Executive Vice President of Trafalgar Entertainment Group, the company started by ATG founders ROSEMARY SQUIRE and HOWARD PANTER in 2016.