Gary Ginstling, the orchestra’s president and chief executive, is leaving after just a year on the job.
Category: Appointments and Executive Changes
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Music Catalog Giant Hipgnosis Is Sold, and Merck Mercuriadis Exits
The company, whose pricey acquisitions kicked off a rush on catalog sales, sold its assets to Blackstone for $1.6 billion, and its outspoken leader will step down.
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Rachel Reeves, Britain’s First Female Chancellor, Turns to Janet Yellen for Inspiration
Rachel Reeves, who will oversee Britain’s budget, is expected to pursue an agenda influenced by Janet Yellen’s more activist approach to job-creation and investment in the United States.
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USA Today Editor in Chief Terence Samuel Is Stepping Down
Terence Samuel, a veteran journalist, had been in the role for a year.
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Second Stage Becomes First Broadway Nonprofit in Decades to Name New Leader
The organization, which won this year’s best play revival Tony Award for “Appropriate,” has chosen Evan Cabnet as its next artistic director.
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Lanvin, Oldest French Fashion House, Names a New Designer
Peter Copping will become the artistic director in September.
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Sewell Chan Named Editor of Columbia Journalism Review
He joins after leading The Texas Tribune for three years.
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Can Chad Smith Make the Boston Symphony Innovative Again?
Chad Smith, the orchestra’s new chief executive, hopes to return the storied ensemble to its groundbreaking roots while moving it forward.
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Discord at the Symphony: Losing a Star, San Francisco Weighs Its Future
The struggles of one of the nation’s finest orchestras show the difficulties facing classical music in the United States.
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Toyota Chairman’s Investor Support Tumbles
Just 71.9 percent of shareholders supported Akio Toyoda, who has faced scrutiny from investor groups over governance issues, in his bid to remain chairman.
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The Washington Post Delves Into a Difficult Story: Itself
The newspaper has been reeling from successive revelations about Robert Winnett, its incoming editor, and Will Lewis, its chief executive.