TOM THORNTON has been appointed as the new General Manager at ISAN, the membership organisation for Outdoor Arts. He has previously worked with Westminster Arts, the BBC and the UK Film Council.
8th February 2013
Drama UK has appointed JULIAN BIRD as its new Chair. He is also Chief Executive of the Society of London Theatre/Theatrical Management Association.
Arts & Business Scotland has appointed BILL MCDONALD, Managing Director of Accenture Scotland, to its board of directors.
The new Chairman of Southbank Sinfonia is IBM Executive SEAN FINNAN. He has been involved with the Orchestra for seven years and on the board since 2010.
VAL HILL will be retiring as Executive Director of Hijinx Theatre after 23 years with the company. Her varied career has included working in the music industry and helping to run a staging company.
6th February 2013
Ex-Lord Mayor of the City of London DAVID WOOTON has been appointed as the Chair of Northern Ballet.
SALLY ANNE TYE is the new Executive Director of New Perspectives Theatre Company. She replaces CHRIS KIRKWOOD who is leaving the role to become Chief Executive of Lincoln Drill Hall.
Digital culture agency Lighthouse has appointed its Operations Director MIRIAM RANDALL to the new role of Managing Director, whilst current Director, HONOR HARGER, will become Artistic Director.
The new members of the board at Museums Galleries Scotland are VIVIENNE COCKBURN, Associate Director at Scottish Futures Trust; PROFESSOR DAVID GAIMSTER, Director of The Hunterianat the University of Glasgow; DR DONNA HEDDLE, Director of the Centre for Nordic Studies at the University of the Highlands and Islands; DR ELLEN MCADAM, Head of Museums and Collections at Glasgow...
LORNE CAMPBELL has been announced as the new Artistic Director of Northern Stage. He is currently Co-Artistic Director at theatre company Greyscale, freelance director and theatre-maker, and course leader of the BA Directing programme at Drama Centre, Central St Martins.