The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive, Elizabeth Honer CB.
Elizabeth Honer succeeds Tim Arthur, who announced his exit in August, and stood down from the role at the end of 2024.
Honer started her career at Sadler’s Wells, and was recently a member of RAD’s Finance Committee. She takes up the CEO position from 21 January 2025.
Elizabeth has had a long career in public service, latterly as CEO of an HM Treasury commercial agency where she led 500 people across over 40 locations. Prior to that, she was a director at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Elizabeth has been appointed a visiting fellow at the Cranfield School of Management, and roles in the charity sector include trusteeships at the Vision Foundation and the Dartington International Summer School Foundation, and her early career also involved fundraising for the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
Elizabeth was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2024 King’s birthday honours.
A statement from RAD said that, “The opportunity to serve as Chief Executive of the RAD perfectly combines her love of dance with her wide ranging and international leadership experience.”
Stephen Moss, Chairman of RAD, said in a statement: “We are looking forward to working with Elizabeth Honer as our new Chief Executive. After a comprehensive search, we saw that Elizabeth’s blend of experience, her love of dance and her strong financial and strategic skills, made her the standout candidate. Elizabeth is excited to be taking forward the development of our new strategy that was initiated by her predecessor Tim Arthur.”
Elizabeth Honer said: “I am thrilled to take up the role as Chief Executive of the Royal Academy of Dance. The RAD is dear to my heart, having taken RAD exams as a child and continuing to participate to this day. The RAD has an exciting future ahead and I look forward to leading the organisation’s new strategy and build on our incredible history.”
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