Peter Mearns, the former Executive Director at the Northwest Development Agency, has been appointed chair of the Storyhouse in Chester.
He will take over from Bill Hughes, who has served as the chair of the theatre, library, restaurant and cinema since 2015.
Mearns began his career at BBC Manchester and was an Executive Director at the Northwest Development Agency between 1999 and 2010, leading marketing programmes for events including The Liverpool Biennial, Manchester International Festival and Liverpool European Capital of Culture.
He’s also held non-executive positions including deputy chair of Arts Council England (Northwest), council member of Arts Council England (North) and member of the Nations & Regions Group for London 2012.
His current non-executive roles include chair of Bluecoat, Liverpool’s Centre for Contemporary Arts and Chair of Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art.
Andrew Bentley, chief executive of Storyhouse, said: “Peter is a great asset and we are delighted that he has agreed to take up this challenging and exciting role.”
