Head of Resource Development at Arts Council England, South West, CATHERINE DEVENISH will join Activate in a new role, to deliver events throughout Dorset.
Nosheen Iqbal has been appointed as the new Editor of ArtsProfessional magazine. She will take over from Catherine Rose, who has been in post since January 2008.
RICHARD PULFORD, Chief Executive of The Society of London Theatre and the Theatrical Management Association, will retire at the end of the year. He succeeded Rupert Rhymes in 2001, and will continue to work as an arts consultant.
Candoco Dance Company has promoted NADJA DIAS to Head of Touring and Marketing, LUKE PELL to Head of Learning and Development and JOANNE LYONS to General Manager. NICKI ROBINSON joins the team as Marketing Co-ordinator, and Sam Barrett joins as Technical Manager.
EVE O’KELLY has resigned as Director of the Contemporary Music Centre, Dublin, which she joined in 1990. She will step down in June.
VERNON ELLIS, previously International Chairman of Accenture and currently Chairman of English National Opera, has been appointed Chair of the British Council. He will take up the role at the end of March, succeeding NEIL KINNOCK who was Chair until July 2009 and GERARD LEMOS who has been Acting Chair in the interim.
There are two new staff members at the Walker Art Gallery, part of National Museums Liverpool: CHARLOTTE KEENAN (left) has been appointed as Assistant Curator of Fine Art, and PAT HARDY as Curator of Works on Paper.
DONNA MUNDAY has joined Working Title as Director of Theatre Production. She was previously Interim Chief Executive of Sheffield Theatres.
CAROLINE FELTON has been appointed as Interim Chief Executive at Creative & Cultural Skills, taking over from TOM BEWICK.