Baritone SIR THOMAS ALLEN has been appointed as Music Adviser to Scottish Opera. He will provide high level input and advice while the company recruits a Music Director.
15th April 2014
The Former Head of Creative Enterprise at The Bluecoat EMMA SMITH is the new Executive Director of LOOK, Liverpool’s international photography biennial.
9th April 2014
Conservative MP SAJID JAVID is the new Culture Secretary, following MARIA MILLER’S resignation over expenses. The state-school educated Javid entered Parliament in 2010 after running Deutshe Bank’s trading operations in Asia. He voted strongly for reducing central government funding of local government and has cited Margaret Thatcher as an "inspiration".
DAVID LAZAR has been promoted to the newly created role of Executive Director of Ambassador Theatre Group. He will relocate to London but continue in his current role as Chief Executive Officer - New York.
Executive Director of British Youth Opera IVAN ROCKEY is stepping down to take up the position of Director of Finance and Operations at The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
Director of the Whitworth Art Gallery MARIA BALSHAW is the latest Board member to join Arts Council England.
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.