The Lyceum appoints five new Board members to its Board of Directors

The Lyceum has appointed Lynsey Fusco, Dr Hugh Hall, Ann Jacob-Chandler, Lauren McFarlane and Dr. Gordon Rintoul CBE to its Board of Directors.

The five new trustees bring with them a wealth of expertise across multiple fields including marketing, media and intellectual property, heritage, education, and the third sector.

Lynsey Fusco is Head of Marketing and Communications at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo and has been the Scottish Chair of the Direct Marketing Association and a board member for The Marketing Society and Action for Children.

Dr Hugh Hall is currently the Chair of Historic Environment Scotland, following a distinguished career in leadership roles in education and public bodies in Scotland. These include Principal of Fife College, COO at the University of Strathclyde and Chief Financial Officer of Scottish Enterprise. He chaired the Scottish Children's Lottery, Colleges, Scotland and Forth Valley College, and was awarded Public Sector Finance Director of the Year in 2009.

Ann Jacob-Chandler is currently Director of Development, Capital Delivery and Decarbonisation for Crown Estates Scotland. She has extensive experience working across major investment and operational portfolios including for Stirling Council and The Scottish Futures Trust.

Lauren McFarlane is an experienced media and intellectual property lawyer who has been involved in supporting production companies, musicians, authors, record labels, creative agencies, photographers and tech start ups. She is named as a leading Associate for Media & Entertainment in Scotland.

Dr Gordon Rintoul CBE was, until recently, the Director of the National Museums Scotland (NMS) and has had a distinguished career developing and managing a range of museums across the UK. During his time at NMS he led the reshaping of the organisation, developing it into one of the leading museum groups in Europe. He was responsible for the £80 million redevelopment of the National Museum of Scotland, trebling the visitor numbers to 2.3 million as a result. In addition, he led the £10 million masterplan for the National Museum of Flight and the £30 million rationalisation of the collection storage, conservation, and research facilities on to a single site in north Edinburgh.

Speaking of the new appointments, Chair of the Board of Directors Tari Lang said: "I warmly welcome our new Board members. They bring a wealth of experience, passion, and knowledge and I look forward to working closely with them in the coming years to continue to strengthen our position as one of the UK's premier producing theatres, not just in Edinburgh and Scotland but also across the UK and internationally. In these challenging times for the theatre sector, we want to continue to create, produce, and present extraordinary theatre. Our five new Board members will be joining a Board committed to supporting our new Artistic Director James Brining and Mike Griffiths in engaging new audiences and other stakeholders on multiple platforms."

Executive Director Mike Griffiths said: "I'm delighted to welcome our five new Board members to The Lyceum, and I look forward to working with them and the rest of the Board to deliver our plans for the future and support us in meeting our ambitious goals in the coming years."