New Director General Appointed

This article was published on Friday 1 July 2011

At a meeting of ESU staff today Dame Mary Richardson said she was delighted to be able to announce that the Governors have chosen Peter Kyle OBE to be the ESU’s next Director-General.

He will take up post on 11 July.

Peter has had a very distinguished career in the arts and cultural sectors as a performer, teacher, director and manager both in the UK and internationally. His most recent post was Chief Executive of The Shakespeare Globe Trust for twelve years. He was awarded the OBE for his services to drama in this year’s New Year honours.

Peter is an Honorary Fellow of South Bank University and a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute. He is Chairman of The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and of The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing. He is Deputy Chairman of the University of Westminster and a Trustee of the Noel Coward Foundation.

Dame Mary Richardson 

Chairman

The English-Speaking Union