(Press release)
Jazz North is pleased to announce the appointment of Lesley
Jackson as Executive Director from September 2015. This is a new position for
Jazz North, the Northern jazz development agency established in 2012, as it
changes from being a project funded organisation to become an Arts Council
England National Portfolio Organisation (NPO).
As Executive Director, Lesley will provide strategic
leadership and ensure delivery of Jazz North’s 5 year Business Plan. The
Executive Director will take overall responsibility for the successful delivery
of Jazz North’s fundraising, business development, finances, communications,
HR, organisational management and legal compliance.
Lesley will be joining Jazz North from her current position
as Executive Director of Phoenix Dance Theatre in Leeds where she played a key
role in establishing the organisation as one of the leading contemporary dance
companies in the UK today and overseeing its part in the capital development of
the new home it shares with Northern Ballet.
Lesley says “It has
been a privilege to be a part of Phoenix Dance Theatre for the last six years.
Dance and music are so closely related and I am delighted to be joining Jazz
North at such a defining moment. I am looking forward to working with Nigel,
Steve and the rest of the team to help Jazz North achieve its full
potential."
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