Bonnar set to lead the Creative Scotland merger
The joint board of the Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Screen have announced the appointment of Anne Bonnar as transition director.
As Transition Director, Bonnar will work closely with the boards to lead and manage the project to establish the new cultural development body, Creative Scotland.
The project will include the development of the vision for the new organisation and recommending methods of operation that will best enable Creative Scotland to deliver its objectives.
Bonnar has been general manager of the Traverse and chair of the Federation of Scottish Theatre, before going on to co-found international arts management consultancy Bonnar Keenlyside, where she specialised in leading major change, organisational development and recovery projects.
She has also acted as a director of the National Theatre of Scotland, and trustee of the National Galleries of Scotland.