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Creative Scotland
Two further non-executive directors for the company that will complete work to merge the Scottish Arts Council (SAC) and Scottish Screen (SS) into Creative Scotland - the new single national development body for arts and culture - were named yesterday.
Dr Chris Masters CBE and Peter Cabrelli will join the new company's board which meets for the first time today.
Creative Scotland Chair Ewan Brown said:
"I am delighted that we have been able to attract people of the calibre of Chris Masters and Peter Cabrelli who both have senior business and change experience as well as direct current involvement in the creative sector in Scotland.
"Together with Richard Holloway, who will be our link with the Joint Board of SAC and SS, we are putting together a strong board to implement the creation of the new body. I expect that we will make a further non-executive appointment in the next few weeks."
Minister for Culture Linda Fabiani said:
"I welcome the appointment of these board members who, along with Ewan Brown, will set the groundwork for establishing Creative Scotland as a statutory NDPB.
"The process of change often brings challenges but more importantly, it opens up opportunities. In this case, the opportunity is immense - to improve the way in which our creative people are supported and build a truly creative nation.
"This Government is committed to realising all the potential that Creative Scotland holds while guaranteeing that no money budgeted to provide grants to artists will be used for transition costs.
"I have every confidence in Ewan Brown and the board of Creative Scotland 2009 Ltd who will bring about an organisation which is dynamic, responsive and designed to ensure opportunity and prosperity for our creative community."
Non Executive Directors - biographies
Dr Chris Masters CBE is currently the Chair of Sagentia AG, a technology consulting and development company based in Cambridge and of the Festival City Theatres Trust in Edinburgh.
He also holds a number of other non-executive directorships, including The Crown Agents and the Wood Group PLC. He was previously chief executive of Christian Salvesen, executive chair of Aggreko and chair of the Scottish Funding Council.
Peter Cabrelli is a Director of the National Theatre of Scotland, Chairman of the Scotland Committee of Fields in Trust (National Playing Fields Association) and a non-executive Member of the Court of the University of St Andrews. He was previously Group Human Resources Director at HBOS plc and at Pearson plc, the international publishing group.
Working closely with the Joint Board of SAC and SS, Creative Scotland 2009 Ltd, which was registered at Companies House on December 23, 2008, will take responsibility for all the practical transition arrangements, including staffing, systems and processes.
Creative Scotland 2009 Ltd is the company, chaired by Ewan Brown, that will complete the work on transition, bringing together the SAC and SS to form Creative Scotland the statutory NDPB.
Creative Scotland the statutory NDPB is expected to be formally established in 2010 and will:
- Promote an understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the arts and culture
- Identify, support and develop talent and excellence in the arts and culture
- Seek to realise all the benefits of the arts and culture
- Work with partners to support the creative industries
The arrangements for establishing Creative Scotland as a statutory NDPB will undergo further Parliamentary scrutiny through the Public Services Reform Bill, enshrining the arms' length principle in legislation.
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