Former Chief Executive of South East Tourism, MICHAEL BEDINGFIELD, is joining Brighton Festival Fringe as its new Director. He has previously worked as Marketing Director at VisitBritain and as Head of Brand Marketing at P&O Cruises.
KAREN DOYLE has been appointed to the new post of Director of Development and Alumni Relations at The University of the Arts London. Previously at the University of Kent, she has previous worked for the Football Association and Barclaycard.
London-based creative organisation nutkhut has appointed SOPHIE LARSMON as Producer. She has worked in theatre in the UK and India and previously worked at Arts Council England.
SIMON DAYKIN is the new Executive Director of the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds, taking over from COLIN BLUMENAU who will continue as Artistic Director.
Dr CHRISTOPH VOGTHERR will become the next Director of the Wallace Collection upon the retirement of Dame ROSALIND SAVILL DBE in October.
SIMON TAYLOR of Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra has been elected Chairman of the Association of British Orchestras. KATHRYN MCDOWELL of the London Symphony Orchestra and JUSTIN LEE of Southbank Sinfonia have joined the Board.
Jacksons Lane has appointed JAMES TILSTON as Chief Executive, and JENNIFER RAINGOLD as Marketing Manager. Jennifer was previously Marketing and Press Officer at artsdepot.
ANNA VINEGRAD, Associate Director and Head of Visual Arts & Culture, is leaving Idea Generation.
Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the Unicorn Theatre, TONY GRAHAM, will be stepping down to pursue an independent directing career following 13 years at the theatre.
SIMON STALLWORTHY, Director of Durham’s Gala Theatre & Cinema since April 2005, has announced his resignation. He was previously Executive Director of the Bolton Octagon.
The Institute of Contemporary Arts has appointed GREGOR MUIR as Executive Director, replacing EKOW ESHUN. Muir was previously Director of Hauser & Wirth London, and has also held the role of Kramlich Curator of Contemporary Art at Tate.