# Arts & Business Scotland becomes independent charity

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/11/01/arts-amp-business-scotland-becomes-independent-charity/
- Published: 2011-11-01T15:37:57+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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Arts & Business Scotland (A&B Scotland) today becomes an independent Scottish charity.
The Arts & Business UK board has devolved the Scottish operation, which has been
promoting mutually beneficial relationships between business and culture for 25 
years.

The new Board will be chaired by Jane Ryder, who was until last month Chief Executive
of the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.

Other Board members include Lucy Bird, Chief Executive of Marketing Edinburgh Ltd
and previously Director of Marketing and Development at The Sage Gateshead; Rhona
Brankin, former MSP and Scottish Government Culture Minister; and Simon Sharkey,
Associate Director, National Theatre of Scotland.

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Becoming an indepedent Scottish charity will help A&B Scotland “to develop even 
stronger strategic relationships with key partners including businesses, the Scottish
Government and Creative Scotland”.

Andrew Dixon, Chief Executive of Creative Scotland said: “It is testimony to its
excellent track record that Arts & Business Scotland is today in a position to announce
its independence. We look forward to continued strategic collaboration to enable
new models of philanthropy, enhanced business investment, and best practice in governance.”

www.artsandbusiness.org.uk/Scotland/Arts-services.aspx

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