On the move: latest sector appointments

Geelong Gallery appoints Deputy Director, Queensland Theatre farewells Executive Director, and more.
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Following a highly competitive recruitment process, Andrew Deane has been appointed as Geelong Gallery’s Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer. He commences work with the Gallery on 7 June 2023.

The primary focus of the Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer’s position is to support the Director and CEO of Geelong Gallery through the management of key business units of the Gallery: Development and Commercial Operations including partnerships, sponsorship, membership and retail; Marketing and Communications; and front-of house Visitor Services functions. The role also co-manages, with the Senior Curator, the Learn and Audience Engagement unit.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts