PETER OUNDJIAN is to succeed STÉPHANE DENÈVE as Music Director of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. And THOMAS SØNDERGÅRD has been appointed to the revived position of Principal Guest Conductor.
JUDITH WEBSTER will become the new Chief Executive of Music for Youth when LINCOLN ABBOTTS leaves to join ABRSM. She steps down from her current position as Project Manager of Youth Music’s Youth Music Voices.
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has appointed Chief Associate Director GREGORY DORAN, to succeed MICHAEL BOYD as Artistic Director. He began his career with RSC as an actor in the 1987/88 season.
PHILIP SPEDDING is the new Director of Arts & Business. He has worked as an adviser for both finance and arts organisations across the UK. He replaces Chief Executive COLIN TWEEDY, who becomes Vice-President.
The English Folk Dance and Song Society has appointed two new figures to its Board. Founder of Hold Tight Management ALAN JAMES is now Chairman, and LUCY NEAL, an independent producer artist and educator, is the new Vice Chair.
Director of WiseWork, MARYLOU LOUSVET, is the new Chair of VocalEyes. She replaces VIDAR HJARDENG MBE who has completed three years in post.
Embrace Arts has appointed MARIANNE PAPE to the new position of Education and Outreach Officer. She steps down from her post as Arts in the Community Officer for Poole Borough Council.
Senior Press Officer at the Museum of London, KATE ROSSER FROST is leaving to take on the role of Press and PR Manager at the British Academy.
PHILIP BROADHEAD is to become Deputy Rector at University of the Arts London. He leaves his post as Pro-Warden (Students and Learning Development) at Goldsmiths University to succeed PROFESSOR ELIZABETH ROUSE, who will retire in August.
JOHN WOOLLEY has taken up the new position of Development Director at the Collections Trust. He steps down as Managing Director of CILIP Enterprises.
Open Clasp Theatre Company has appointed LEYLA ASADI to the newly created role of Producer.
MARY CLOAKE is the new Chief Executive for the Bluecoat in Liverpool. She was Director of Arts Council Ireland from 2004 to 2011.
Without Walls, the consortium of UK arts festivals, has appointed strategic planner JO BURNS as its new Chair.
HEIDI MCKENZIE has left Derby Live, where she was Communications Officer, to take up a similar position at Derby Theatre.
ENCATC, the European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centres, has promoted ELIZABETH DARLEY to the role of Projects and Communications Officer. She takes over from CAROLINE SIMPSON.
The Live Art Development Agency’s Projects Manager ANDREW MITCHELSON is stepping down after six years in post. Deputy Director CJ MITCHELL takes up the new position of Co-Director and AARON WRIGHT has been promoted from being Programme Coordinator to Company Manager.
FLEUR DARKIN has been appointed Artistic Director of Scottish Dance Theatre. She has worked in the past as Associate Artist at Bristol Old Vic and will succeed JANET SMITH, who leaves to become Principal at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance.
CARRIE CRACKNELL is the second recipient of the Genesis Fellowship at the Young Vic Theatre. She was formerly Artistic Director of the Gate Theatre.
M6 Theatre Company’s Artistic Producer DOT WOOD will leave at the end of July. She has been with the company for 30 years.
Brighton Dome and Festival has a new Artistic Planning team: TANYA PETERS heads up the team as Senior Producer, having worked on the festival for six years; Live Programmer LAURA DECCESCHI is the new Music Producer; ORLA FLANAGAN has left her post as General Manager of Gate Theatre to become Theatre Producer; and JODY YEBGA has left the programming department to become Commercial Programme Manager.