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Latest News and Insights

Appointment of Head to succeed Christian Pritchard from September 2023

It is with great pleasure that the Board of Governors announce the appointment of Simone Mitchell as the 9th Head of Beachborough School from September 2023.

NLCS Dubai warmly welcome Mr. Jonathan Locke as their new Principal

North London Collegiate School (NLCS) Dubai is delighted to announce the appointment of Jonathan Locke as the new Principal, effective September 2023, following the highly successful tenure of James Monaghan. This transition marks an exciting chapter for the school as it continues its commitment to providing exceptional education and fostering academic excellence.

Perrett Laver appoints new leadership team as company embarks on next phase of growth

Perrett Laver, the leading purpose-driven international executive search firm, announces the appointment of a new Global Leadership Team to steer the company through its next phase of growth. Arabella Chichester, Dr Sinead Gibney and Tom Weinberg, will take over from Co-Founders Dan Perrett and Simon Laver, who after 20 years, will transition to non-executive roles in the employee-owned company.

Sidcot School Appoints New Head

James Jones will join Sidcot from Wycombe Abbey in January 2024

A WAKE-UP CALL: Cross-Sectoral Diversity and Board Room Equality

In March 2023, Perrett Laver and the Berlin Research 50 (BR50) joined forces and launched their cooperation at EMST Berlin, led by Dr. Nicole Shea, our Managing Partner for Germany, and Dr. Anja Sommerfeld, BR50.

David Payne Appointed as Head of Bedford Modern School

Bedford Modern School is delighted to announce that David Payne has been appointed as their new Head and will join the school in January 2024.

Meet the Leaders: In Conversation with Professor Kevin Singh

Professor Kevin Singh is an architect whose career in has spanned over 25 years. He has extensive experience in both higher education institutions and in the industry, as the head of his own practice.

Caro Howell appointed director-general of Imperial War Museums

Foundling Museum director to take up new role in May 2023. Imperial War Museums (IWM) has announced Caro Howell as its new director-general. Howell will take up her role on 1 May 2023, with the institution's outgoing head Diane Lees remaining in post until 1 March 2023.

Prof Wiebke Arlt appointed Director of MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences

The renowned clinical endocrinologist will join MRC LMS from the University of Birmingham on 1 January 2023 Professor Wiebke Arlt has been appointed Director of the Imperial College London-hosted Medical Research Council London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS). She will formally take up her new position from 1 January 2023. In addition, Professor Arlt will become Head of Imperial’s Institute of Clinical Sciences, one of the eight academic departments that make up the College’s Faculty of Medicine.

How have arts leaders helped the sector transform post-Covid?

We sat down with Head of Perrett Laver’s Arts Practice in the UK, Milly Smith, to discuss challenges facing the sector following the pandemic, how organisations are encouraging audiences to return to venues, and what lies ahead for the arts sector.

Nomination of candidate for Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge

Professor Deborah Prentice, the Provost of Princeton University, has been nominated as the next Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge. An eminent psychologist, Professor Prentice has been Provost at Princeton since 2017 with primary responsibility for all academic, budgetary and long-term planning issues.

Perrett Laver appoints new Managing Partner for its growing team in Germany

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Nicole Shea as our new Managing Partner, Germany, to head up our growing presence in the country.

Perrett Laver appoints three new Partners

We are delighted to announce the appointment of three new Partners, across a range of our sector practices and functions.

Q&A: Imogen Baird on Diversity & Inclusion in Sport

To celebrate the upcoming summer of sports, we sat down with our Head of Sports Practice, Imogen Baird, to discuss her role at Perrett Laver, working with Sport England, and the barriers and opportunities to building inclusive sports leadership.

Announcing new members of our leadership team

After an extensive global search, Rushda Majeed has been appointed Chief Programme Officer of the Bernard van Leer Foundation. In this role, she will oversee our programmes worldwide. Rushda joins Neil van der Meer who was appointed Chief Financial Officer at the beginning of this year.

Statement on Covid-19

With the Coronavirus pandemic our world changed. As a firm we serve many organisations that are at the forefront of tackling this crisis. We are committed to doing all we can to support the sectors that we serve as they collectively continue their critical work on local and global challenges.