9th May 2024
JULIE KENNY will join Sheffield Theatres as its new Chair in July.
An entrepreneur based in South Yorkshire, Kenny founded Pyronix Limited, an alarm security business, in 1986, which she sold in 2016.
She is the Non-Executive Chair of Robson Handling Technology Limited and Non-Executive Director of AESSEALS Limited and SBD Group Limited. She is also the Chair of two national committees dealing with security,...
Royal Ballet School (RBS) has made three new appointments to its Board of Governors, welcoming SARAH DORFMAN, EDWARD WATSON and ALISTAIR SUMMERS.
An arts philanthropist, Dorfman has supported several cultural organisations, including The Royal Ballet, the Royal Opera House, the Royal Academy of Dance, English National Ballet and Northern Ballet. She has been involved with the RBS since 2006...
The League of Independent Producers has announced that REBECCA GWYTHER and RAMIN SABI have been elected to its board, while HANNA OSMOLSKA has been co-opted.
Gwyther and Sabi will serve three-year terms at the industry body that represents over 140 of the UK’s independent theatre producers.
A producer, general manager and chartered accountant, Gwyther runs RJG Productions, a company...
8th May 2024
Dance Umbrella Festival will adopt a co-CEO model, with the appointments of current Artistic Director and CEO FREDDIE OPOKU-ADDAIE and Executive Director TANIA WILMER as joint CEOs.
The company says that under this leadership structure, in which Opoku-Addaie will retain his Artistic Director responsibilities, the executive team's capacity will increase, enabling it to advance several strategic areas of...
Music industry executive CLIFF FLUET has been appointed Chair of Music Minds Matter, with GRACE MEADOWS also joining as head of the mental health charity.
Fluet, the current Vice-Chair of Help Musicians, which first established the organisation, takes over from SILVIA MONTELLO, who led Music Minds Matter to become a fully operating charity.
The appointments coincide with the charity'...
SUE WILLIAMSON has been appointed Vice Chair of The Reading Agency's board of trustees.
Williamson worked in public libraries for 18 years, culminating as Head of Library Services in St Helens before joining the Arts Council in 2018 as National Director for Libraries. She currently serves as President of CILIP, the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.
She joins PAUL KELLY, ...
The Stables in Milton Keynes has named DAVID MEADOWCROFT as its new Chair.
He takes over at the live music venue from JIM RICE who has served as Chair for the past nine years.
A Global Alliance Director for American commercial real estate services and investment firm CBRE, Meadowcroft was previously Operations Director at Carillion, Service Delivery Director at Barclays Bank and Supply Chain and...
Chris Cuming is the newly appointed Artistic Director of the National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT). With a background in dance and production, he reveals the people and places who have inspired his career.
7th May 2024
REBECCA BALL has been selected as Arts Council England's new Area Director, North, succeeding SARAH MAXFIELD who will step down at the end of this month.
Maxfield has served with Arts Council since 2010, leading the North West and then the North team. During her leadership, she has overseen significant developments including two successful UK City of Culture bids, from Hull and Bradford, and major capital...
Former Lord Mayor of London, Sir WILLIAM RUSSELL has been elected to lead Barbican Centre's board of trustees.
Sir William has been a member of the board since 2019 and succeeds TOM SLEIGH, who is stepping down after four years in office.
Sir William is also a member of the Barbican Centre Trust, the charitable and fundraising arm, working to grow its community of individual donors, corporate...