Plus new Advisory Board member and Director of Recruitment
Creative Access, a social enterprise that facilitates access to the creative industries for those from under-represented communities, has today announced the appointment of three new Non-Executive Directors to its Board of Directors. These are:
- Laura Tannenbaum, CEO of leading social creative agency, Fabric Social
- Mark Searle, Managing Director at DK, Penguin Random House
- Nahrein Kemp, DEI and Talent Lead, ITV
In addition, Anamik Saha, Professor of Race and Media at the University of Leeds will be joining the Creative Access Advisory Board; and Stephanie Hall, will be joining the team as Director of Talent and Outreach. Stephanie brings a wealth of inclusive recruitment experience from companies including leading PR firm, Ketchum, publisher HarperCollins and in the charity sector at Save the Children UK.
Josie Dobrin, Executive Chair, Creative Access said: “I’m absolutely delighted to welcome our three new non-executive directors to the Board of Creative Access. Between them, they bring us an invaluable combination of insight, passion and experience, which will be crucial to Creative Access as we grow. Along with our existing trustees, their perspectives will challenge and inspire us, helping ensure our work remains bold, relevant, and rooted in the communities we serve.”
Speaking of her involvement, Laura Tannenbaum, CEO of Fabric Social, said: “I’m thrilled to be joining Creative Access as a Non-Executive Director. Their mission to create a more equitable and representative creative industry couldn’t be more urgent, or more aligned with my own values. I’ve long admired their work in opening doors for talent that’s too often overlooked, and I’m excited to support the team as they continue to drive meaningful, systemic change across the industry.”
Commenting on his appointment to the Board, Mark Searle, Managing Director of DK, said: “I’m delighted to be joining the board at Creative Access. It is an inspiring organisation that has already helped so many people here at DK, at many other publishers as well as across all the creative industries to progress their careers. I’m thrilled to be joining the team at this exciting stage of their development.”
Nahrein Kemp, DEI and Talent Lead at ITV said: ” Creative Access has an impressive history of shifting the dial on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and continues to create real impact on the UK’s creative and cultural sectors. As someone who is passionate about talent thriving and shining in our industry, I am incredibly excited to join the Creative Access Board and to help them on their mission to do the same.”
