HOME announces new Chair and board members

Manchester’s HOME has named KATHRYN JACOB as its Chair, as well as new trustees RUTH BROMLEY and SITA MCINTOSH.

CEO of cinema advertising company Pearl & Dean, Jacob is also a council and board member of the Advertising Association and on the Executive Council of SAWA, the worldwide trade body for cinema advertising.

Bromley has been a GP for 18 years and part of Manchester Health & Care Commissioning (MHCC) since its establishment in 2017. She was appointed MHCC Chair in 2018.

McIntosh is former COO of WhatsOnStage and currently works as a freelance consultant. She sits on the boards of North London’s Kiln Theatre and Leicester’s Curve Theatre.

“Being a part of HOME feels like the perfect fit and we share a lot of similar values in terms of encouraging diversity in the industry and the importance of empowering individuals to have a voice creatively,” Jacob said.