{"id":54564,"date":"2018-06-13T10:10:16","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T14:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=54564"},"modified":"2018-06-13T10:10:16","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T14:10:16","slug":"the-scoop-nac-hires-from-within-christopher-deacon-named-president-and-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2018\/06\/13\/the-scoop-nac-hires-from-within-christopher-deacon-named-president-and-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | NAC Hires From Within, Christopher Deacon Named President And CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_54566\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54566\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-54566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/Christopher-Deacon.jpg\" alt=\"Christopher Deacon\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/Christopher-Deacon.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/Christopher-Deacon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/Christopher-Deacon-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/Christopher-Deacon-768x766.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;I am brimming with ideas and energy and a passionate desire to work with all of you.&#8221; The National Arts Centre appoints Christopher Deacon, President And CEO. (Photo courtesy of the NAC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s been said, composers often make good visionary arts leaders. It requires an eternal optimism and the tenacity\u00a0to make music against all odds, including public apathy and a salary that looks more like tip jar at your local\u00a0coffee shop.<\/p>\n<p>The same could be said for Christopher Deacon, a composer who made his start in arts administration in Toronto with Arraymusic in 1982.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty-six years later, and one year short of his 60th birthday, Deacon has now officially made it to the top of the hill.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hBcn97k_oDE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Announced yesterday at a press conference in Ottawa, Deacon was officially named President And CEO of the National Arts Centre (NAC), Canada largest publically funded\u00a0arts presenter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The NAC is a place of dreams for artists and producers in Canada. It is the place where many do their best work, a destination that says they have &#8216;arrived&#8217;. Or the launching pad for their future artistic path,&#8221; Deacon said in a press release statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love what the NAC means to Canadians and I have a passion for what it could become in the next chapter of its development.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Deacon appointment succeeds Peter Herrndorf, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2017\/09\/19\/the-scoop-the-end-of-an-era-national-arts-centre-ceo-peter-herrndorf-stepping-down\/\" rel=\"noopener\">closed an 18-year marathon<\/a> as head of Ottawa\u2019s crown concert hall on June 2, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment marks the first time in the NAC history that they have promoted as president and CEO from within, and the move is telling. According to recruiting expert <a href=\"http:\/\/knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu\/article\/wishing-upon-a-star-hiring-a-ceo-from-inside-the-company-vs-going-outside\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Dennis Carey<\/a>, when an organization selects a number-two person to succeed the number-one executive, it suggests a happy\u00a0and satisfied board that intends on staying the course.<\/p>\n<p>Starting as a Tour Manager in 1987, Deacon worked his way up through the National Arts Centre Orchestra, eventually becoming Orchestra Manager in 1989, then becoming Managing Director in 1996.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s looking at Deacon\u2019s long list of accomplishments that the appointment makes the most sense.<\/p>\n<p>He was instrumental in landing Pinchas Zukerman in 1998 as the NACO\u2019s Music Director, and Alexander Shelley after him.<\/p>\n<p>He coordinating historic tours to China, the U.S., Mexico, Israel, Italy, Germany, France, and the UK, and was the chair of the steering committee overseeing the NAC\u2019s $225.4M Architectural and Production Renewal Project<\/p>\n<p>He helped push initiatives for fellow composers such as the NAC Composer Program, as well as funding for the creation of 25 new commissions. Most recently, he was a force behind<em> Life Reflected<\/em>, a celebrating four Canadian women: Roberta Bondar, Rita Joe, Alice Munro, and Amanda Todd.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, Deacon plans to develop the $25-million New Creations Fund, and follow through with the NAC\u2019s new Indigenous theatre department which is slated to open in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>On a wider view, Deacon will continue to\u00a0align the organization with the NAC\u2019s national mandate, as well as expanding efforts towards digital outreach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I am brimming with ideas and energy and a passionate desire to work with all of you.&#8221; The National Arts Centre appoints Christopher Deacon, President And CEO.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":54566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[14761,39,3693],"tags":[20737,2344],"yst_prominent_words":[6989,10459,8835,7070,7034,10465,20739,7599,20734,17688,10456,20735,10457,10454,10453,6613,8229,9949,14036,14615],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/Christopher-Deacon.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9bakr-ec4","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54564"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54564"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54569,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54564\/revisions\/54569"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54564"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=54564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}