SIMON THOMPSON has left his role as Press Manager at the Lyric Hammersmith to join the press office at the Science Museum.
6th January 2014
NICOLA HAIGH is The Audience Agency’s new Business Services Coordinator, who joins from The Forge where she coordinated programmes and operations. EMILY SONGHURST joins The Audience Connect team as Marketing Services Coordinator from a leading social care charity where she was involved in tendering and business development.
ANNIE WARBURTON is now Creative Programmes Director at The Crafts Council. She was most recently Head of Partnerships at Creative Skillset.
GEOFFREY SHINDLER OBE, a Consultant with DWF LLP Solicitors, has been appointed as Chairman of The Keyboard Charitable Trust. Shindler replaces outgoing Chairman and co-founder JOHN LEECH. SARAH BIGGS has been appointed as General Manager. She worked as Head of Marketing for the Royal Philharmonic and BBC Concert Orchestras, and as Head of Corporate Affairs for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra....
19th December 2013
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) has appointed MARK BATHO and CHRIS VAN DER KUYL to its Board of Directors. Van der Kuyl is currently Chairman of 4J Studios Ltd, and Batho, the recently been appointed Vice-Principal of Abertay University, was previously Chief Executive of the Scottish Funding Council.
After almost 12 years in the BBC, most recently heading up the Marketing and Audiences team for BBC Sport and Radio 5 live, MARGARET HENRY has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of Audiences NI. Henry replaces Interim Chief Executive TONY MACAULAY. Research Manager CHRIS PALMER is leaving after nine years with the organisation.
After six years working at Birmingham Royal Ballet’s press office, SIMON HARPER is leaving to pursue a freelance career in arts PR.
MARTIN KETTLE from the Guardian and SAM JACKSON, Managing Editor of Classic FM, have become the most recent Board members to join Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.
ASHLEY WOODFIELD is starting a new role as Head of Press at The Royal Ballet. He has spent the last six years at the Design Museum as Senior Press Manager.
12th December 2013
Arts Council England has announced the appointment of CLARE TITLEY as Director of Philanthropy, starting in February 2014. Titley has over 15 years’ of fundraising experience in both international development and the arts, and is currently Assistant Director of Development at Welsh National Opera, leading the organisation’s fundraising from companies, trusts and individuals.