{"id":9457,"date":"2015-01-31T16:56:54","date_gmt":"2015-01-31T16:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=9457"},"modified":"2015-01-31T16:56:54","modified_gmt":"2015-01-31T16:56:54","slug":"ihbc-congratulates-nts-ceo-mavor-on-new-eh-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=9457","title":{"rendered":"IHBC congratulates NTS CEO Mavor on \u2018New EH\u2019 appointment\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

The IHBC formally congratulated outgoing Chief Executive of the National Trust for Scotland (NTS), Kate Mavor, on her appointment as Chief Executive to the new body appointed to manage England\u2019s heritage properties, the \u2018new model\u2019 for English Heritage.<\/span><\/p>\n

IHBC Director Se\u00e1n O\u2019Reilly said: \u2018I\u2019m sure all who know Kate would like to congratulate her on this appointment.\u00a0 It is great news for England\u2019s heritage sector.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Not only will Kate\u2019s skills, honed in Scotland, help the new body re-cast itself to operate independently of government, but she will also help guide the organisation as addresses the many challenges the sector faces in England, not least the huge impact the economic downturn has had on the very heart of the infrastructure of heritage conservation there, the local authorities.\u2019<\/p>\n

Of course the appointment is also a firm acknowledgement of the great work that Kate, the NTS and all its staff have carried out in recent years as the Scottish organisation has transformed itself following its own challenges.\u00a0 Hopefully the NTS will secure a suitable lead to carry on the good work of Kate and her colleagues\u2019.<\/p>\n

English Heritage writes:
\n<\/span>The Trustees of the new English Heritage charity are delighted to announce that Kate Mavor has been appointed Chief Executive of the charity. Kate Mavor moves to English Heritage from the National Trust for Scotland where she has been Chief Executive of Scotland\u2019s biggest conservation charity since 2009.<\/p>\n

In April 2015, English Heritage will separate into two different organisations and Kate Mavor will become the charity\u2019s first Chief Executive in May. The charity will retain the name English Heritage and will look after \u2013 on behalf of the public \u2013 the National Heritage Collection of more than 400 historic sites including Stonehenge, the 1066 Battle of Hastings battlefield, Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden, Rievaulx Abbey, Kenwood, and parts of Hadrian\u2019s Wall. The charity will also be responsible for the iconic London blue plaques scheme. Historic England, a Government service, will champion England\u2019s wider heritage and give expert, constructive advice.<\/p>\n

Last year English Heritage received its largest number of visitors in over two decades and a record number of new members were recruited. Kate Mavor will lead plans for the charity to become completely self-funding within eight years. The charity’s priorities include a major re-presentation of some of the sites and the largest conservation and maintenance programme in the Collection\u2019s history costing \u00a352m.<\/p>\n

Kate Mavor moves to English Heritage from the National Trust for Scotland where she has been Chief Executive of Scotland\u2019s biggest conservation charity since 2009. She arrived at the National Trust for Scotland at the height of the economic recession and at a moment of financial crisis for the Trust. She was instrumental in transforming the charity\u2019s fortunes, introducing a five-year-plan to restore its financial stability and giving the charity a new sense of purpose. Prior to that, she was Chief Executive of Project Scotland, the pioneering youth volunteering programme encouraging young people to volunteer with over 300 charities around the country. Originally from Glasgow, she studied Modern Languages at Oxford. She is married with two sons.<\/p>\n

Sir Tim Laurence, Chairman of the English Heritage charity, said: \u2018I am delighted that Kate will be joining us as our chief executive, bringing a wealth of experience from within and outside the heritage sector. \u00a0This is an exciting moment in the history of the organisation as we become a charity. \u00a0Years of planning and success have brought us to this point. \u00a0Bringing history to life for millions of people each year, and caring for such important historic sites, is a huge privilege. Kate is exactly the right person to lead the new charity at this important time.\u2019<\/p>\n

Kate Mavor said: \u2018It is a privilege to lead English Heritage on the first stage of its new journey as a charity. English Heritage looks after sites where significant moments in history happened. Individually and collectively these precious places tell a remarkable story. \u00a0I look forward to building on the great successes of my predecessors.\u2019<\/p>\n

When English Heritage separates into two organisations, Simon Thurley, the Chief Executive of the organisation in its current form for the past 13 years, will step down and take up a Senior Research Fellowship at the Institute of Historical Research.<\/p>\n

The new Chief Executive of Historic England will be announced in the Spring.<\/p>\n

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