Judith Isherwood has resigned as Chief Executive of the Wales Millennium Centre, in order to become Chief Executive of The Arts Centre in Melbourne, in her native Australia, in November.
BBC News has appointed Will Gompertz (pictured) to the newly created role of Arts Editor. He is currently Director of Tate Media at Tate, and will take up his post in the next few months.
Brian Robertson has been appointed Chief Executive designate of the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund from 1 October. He will become Chief Executive in November when Peter Hore retires. Robertson was previously Chief Financial Officer of Sony Pictures’ operations in the UK and Europe.
Sacha Lee (pictured) is the new Creative Producer at The Point in Eastleigh, for its Artists’ Quarters scheme, which supports emerging artists and companies.
The Heritage Lottery Fund has appointed three new members to its Committee for Scotland: Willie Mcleod, past Director of Visitor Services and Quality at VisitScotland, Ross Noble MBE, former Curator of the Highland Folk Museum at Kingussie, and Katrina Thomson, National Co-ordinator of the UK Joint Forum for Archives, Libraries and Museums.
Ian Willingham (pictured) is now Projects Manager at CreativeCapital, a London-based professional development organisation, following Annabel Frearson’s departure to start a full time PhD.
The British Film Institute has appointed Paula Le Dieu to the newly created post of Director of Digital.
The New Art Exchange has a new Education and Learning Manager, Ian Sergeant, and Raam Tarat (pictured) is the new Marketing and Communications Manager.
Mary Nash has taken on the role of Arts and Events Officer at Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council. She has previously worked as Marketing and Development Manager at Beam in Wakefield, and as Youth Dance Regional Co-ordinator for Yorkshire Dance.
Audiences Yorkshire has appointed John Brookes (pictured) as Finance and Operations Director. He previously worked for the North East Region of the Environment Agency as the Senior Management Accountant.
Keith Charters is the new Literature Advisor for the Cultural Enterprise Office. He is the founder and Managing Director of Strident Publishing, and sits on Publishing Scotland’s Publishers’ Advisory and Trade Committee.
The English Folk Dance and Song Society has appointed Nick Hallam (pictured) as its new Marketing Director. He was recently freelance Head of Marketing at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, and previously Marketing and Programming Director of Royal and Derngate in Northampton.
Dr Robert Beckford (pictured) has joined the Board of Directors of The Drum, the national centre for Black British arts and culture.