LAMDA appoints new chair

The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) has announced the appointment of former University of the Arts London chief executive Sir Nigel Carrington as the new chair of its Board of Trustees. Effective from February, Sir Nigel will take over from the Rt. Hon. Shaun Woodward who has led the board for eight years.

Woodward will hand over to Sir Nigel at LAMDA’s Board Meeting in February 2025 following a successful tenure during which he oversaw the transformation of the school’s campus, and the growth of the organisations’ Exams department.

Sir Nigel said: ‘I look forward very much to joining LAMDA’s Board as its new chair. As the longest continuously operating conservatoire for drama training for stage, screen, and audio, LAMDA’s global reputation for inspiring exceptional performing arts talent attracts professionals and students alike to work side-by-side. There are so many exciting opportunities ahead and I look forward to working alongside the Board, Mark O’Thomas and the wider LAMDA community as we work together to advance the goals of this historic but at the same time extraordinarily forward-thinking institution.’