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Help Musicians appoints Sarah Woods as CEO
By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 18 July 2023
Music charity Help Musicians has appointed Sarah Woods as its new Chief Executive. She takes up the role with immediate effect, having been interim CEO since May.
“Sarah has proved herself to be an exceptional leader and a real visionary”, says Chair of the charity Bob Shennan. “She is the perfect person to take the charity to the next level”.
Woods herself adds: “Music has always played an important role in my life; performing from an early age it enabled me to build new skills, connect with others and build relationships. It is therefore a privilege to be the charity’s next Chief Executive and I’m looking forward to working collaboratively across the sector to help more people working in music build sustainable and healthy careers”.
“This is an exciting time to lead the team and together with the Help Musicians and Music Minds Matter boards we are ambitious about making an even greater difference to musical life across the UK in the years to come”, she adds.
Previously Director Of External Affairs at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Woods joined Help Musicians in 2018, working alongside the charity’s then CEO James Ainscough, who had also previously worked at the London venue.
Woods had various roles at Help Musicians before being appointed Deputy CEO in January this year. She then became Interim CEO in May when Ainscough returned to the Royal Albert Hall to take on the CEO job there.
