Worldwide Chairman of Brand Union, TERRY TYRRELL, is to become Chairman of the Design Council. He replaces MARTIN TEMPLE, who retired recently.
7th July 2016
ANGELICA BOMFORD, formerly of Bolton & Quinn, has joined English National Opera (ENO) as Digital Communications Manager.
In addition, CHRISTOPHER CALVERT, Head of Media for the past four and a half years, will leave ENO at the end of July to take up a new role in the Mayor of London’s press office, leading on culture, education and health.
CLAIRE LISHMAN, Media and PR Manager at Birmingham Royal Ballet, has stepped down from her role to pursue “different avenues and adventures”.
Vice Chair of Turner Contemporary since 2008 CLIVE STEVENS has been appointed Chair of the organisation. He replaces STEPHEN SUNNUCKS, who became Chair in December 2015.
30th June 2016
Executive Director of Reading Rep SHARON LAWLESS is leaving to become Forest Forge Theatre Company’s first CEO and Creative Producer, following the recent departure of Artistic Director KIRSTIE DAVIS.
KATHLEEN SORIANO, previously Director of Exhibitions at the Royal Academy of Arts, will become Chair of the Liverpool Biennial from October 2016. She replaces PAULA RIDLEY, who steps down after nine years in the role.
Former Director of Porthcurno Telegraph Museum, LIBBY BUCKLEY, is to take up the position of Director of the Leach Pottery, St Ives, from early July.
TAMSIN DILLON, former Director of Art on the Underground, and REBECCA HEALD, former Director of New Contemporaries, are both to join the King's Cross Central Limited Partnership as the new Curators for the King’s Cross Project.
Recently interim Artistic Director at Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu, IVAN VAN KALMTHOUT is to become Chief Executive of Mahogany Opera Group from the end of July.
28th June 2016
Shadow Culture Secretary MARIA EAGLE has stepped down. She has been replaced by KELVIN HOPKINS, who was Co-Chair of the Labour Leave campaign in the run up to the EU referendum. He is the fifth MP to hold the title since May 2015.