Director of the Whitworth Art Gallery MARIA BALSHAW is the latest Board member to join Arts Council England.
9th April 2014
3rd April 2014
Chair of Creative Scotland SIR SANDY CROMBIE will stand down in December at the end of his four year tenure and will not seek a second term in the post. The former Standard Life Chief Executive was the first Chair, when Creative Scotland was launched in 2010. The announcement follows a prolonged period of upheaval within the organisation and public criticism of its management, which led to the resignation of Chief Executive...
Producer and performer FERGUS EVANS (pictured) is Camden People’s Theatre’s first ever Executive Director, joining Artistic Director BRIAN LOGAN. Previously Logan job-shared the role of Director with his partner JENNY PATON, who steps down to concentrate on her work as Senior Arts Adviser at the Wellcome Trust.
Former Director of Culture for Manchester City Council, VIRGINIA TANDY OBE (pictured) is the new Chair of Trustees for creative education charity Curious Minds. She takes over the role from BOB WAND, who steps down after five years.
The new CEO of Phaidon Press Ltd is KEITH FOX, who steps down from a position at McGraw Hill Financial. JACKY KLEIN (pictured) also joins the publisher as Commissioning Editor for Art. She has previously worked as a curator at the Tate, Barbican, Courtauld and Hayward galleries.
PHIL EDGAR-JONES, currently Head of Entertainment for Sky, will replace JAMES HUNT as Director of Sky Arts when he steps down after four years in post.
Chartered accountant ROBIN PRICE (pictured) is the new Chair of Trustees for Dance Umbrella. He succeeds ANDREW HOCHHAUSER QC who steps down after 7 years as Chair.
27th March 2014
The new Chief Executive of the National Theatre will be TESSA ROSS. Alongside RUFUS NORRIS, she will take the helm when NICK HYTNER and NICK STARR step down in 2015. Currently Controller of Film and Drama for Channel 4, Ross was on the board of the National Theatre from 2011 – 2014, has been a governor at the NFTS and BFI, a member of the ICA Council, and was awarded the Bafta for...
After 15 years as Controller of Radio 3 and Director of the BBC Proms, ROGER WRIGHT is stepping down to take up the position of Chief Executive of Aldeburgh Music in September.
The BBC has appointed BOB SHENNAN and JONTY CLAYPOLE to the newly-created roles of Director of Music and Director of Arts respectively, as part of its commitment to improve its arts output. Shennan will retain his position as Controller of Radio 2, 6Music and the BBC's Asian Network.