GERARD LEMOS, current chairman of Payments UK, and previously Chair and Deputy Chair of the British Council, has succeeded ROBIN WOODHEAD as Chair of the Board at Hofesh Shechter Company.
5th October 2017
RUTH MCGOWAN, Programme Manager of Dublin Fringe Festival since 2015, has been promoted to Festival Director and will take up the role in November. She takes over from KRIS NELSON, who leaves in November to become Joint Chief Executive and Artistic Director of LIFT.
Orchestra of the Swan has announced DEBBIE JAGLA as its new Managing Director, supporting Founder, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor DAVID CURTIS.
2nd October 2017
Formerly Deputy Editor of ArtsProfessional, FRANCES RICHENS has been promoted to Editor. She replaces LIZ HILL, who moves into the role of Consultant Editor.
28th September 2017
NEIL DARLISON, Head of Theatre at Arts Council England, is to join Theatre Royal Stratford East on a part-time secondment as Co-Chief Executive from November. This follows the announcement that Artistic Director KERRY MICHAEL is to step down at the end of 2017 after 12 years in post.
KWAME KWEI-ARMAH, the outgoing Artistic Director of Baltimore Center Stage, is to become Director of the Young Vic from 2018. He will succeed DAVID LAN, who steps down after 18 years in the role.
CRESSIDA POLLOCK, who joined English National Opera (ENO) in March 2015 and steered the organisation through chorus strikes, financial difficulties and back into Arts Council England’s national...
MILICA MILOSEVIC-ROBSON, who has held roles as Senior Relationship Manager for Diversity and Music at Arts Council England and Head of Lottery at the London Regional Arts Board, is to become the new Head of Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion at Creative Scotland from November.
Previously Head of Creative Strategy & Marketing, OLIVIA BROWN has taken up the role of Director, London Office at WildKat PR.
Rhian Richards has become the new Communications Officer at Wales Millennium Centre.