John Glenn will be leaving as GM of the Venue Management Association to join the Queensland Performing Arts Centre.
Glenn
will remain with the VMA until November at which time he will join the
Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) as executive producer – venue
utilization. Glenn will head a team of five, negotiating and contracting
content and artists for all four of their major performing arts spaces
including the 2,000-seat Lyric Theatre, 1,800-seat Concert Hall,
850-seat Playhouse and 350-seat Cremorne Theatre.
“I am
proud of the work that I and the staff at VMA have achieved,” said
Glenn. “We have made some significant structural and strategic change,
and of course I have offered to provide a comprehensive hand-over and
ongoing support to whomever succeeds me.”
Glenn cited the
opportunity to exercise his performing arts background in accepting the
position as well as less travel involved so that he may have more time
with his young children.
“John has had a substantial impact
on the organization and introduced many new systems and process,” added
Brian Morris, CFE, president of VMA. “On behalf of the Council and the
membership I would like to wish John well in his new position and thank
him for his work at the association.”
Glenn took over his position at VMA last summer in replacing John Benett.