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Festival role an encore for Jacobs

THE long-time chief executive of the Arts Centre, Tim Jacobs, has decided to come out of his short-lived retirement to become the executive director of the Melbourne International Arts Festival.
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THE long-time chief executive of the Arts Centre, Tim Jacobs, has decided to come out of his short-lived retirement to become the executive director of the Melbourne International Arts Festival.

Jacobs has been a key player in the Australian arts scene for more than 25 years and was at the Arts Centre for 11 years before retiring in November 2009.

He worked closely with the then Arts Centre board chairman, Carrillo Gantner, to get government support for the $128.5 million renovation, now under way, of Hamer Hall.

Gantner, now festival chairman, asked Jacobs to fill in as CEO when Vivia Hickman left in December after the board decided to restructure the organisation, with the new executive director to concentrate on income generation and relations with government.

Jacobs was director of Arts Victoria for four years from 1995, followed by a term as the Sydney Opera House's chief executive before becoming the Arts Centre's CEO.

Gantner says Jacobs had no intention of returning to a full-time position until learning of the temporary position on offer.

"His experience and skills will be great assets," Gantner says. "The board has bold ambitions for the development of the festival, and with Tim as co-chief executive with artistic director Brett Sheehy, we are now ready to launch into a new era."

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