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Joyous Re-imagined and for Everyone
Shona McCarthy
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. CEO, Edinburgh
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Shona McCarthy
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. CEO. Edinburgh
Fair Saturday Forum
Shona McCarthy
Edinburgh
Shona McCarthy joined the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society as Chief Executive in early 2016. She has championed Edinburgh’s Fringe as the world’s leading open access, performing arts festival and founded on the principle of freedom of expression. From 2011-2014 she was Chief Executive of the Culture Company, leading on Derry - Londonderry’s transformational year as UK City of Culture. Prior to that she was Director of the British Council Northern Ireland. She also spent many years as Chief Executive of Cinemagic Film Festival for young people, Belfast; and the Foyle Film Festival, Derry; and was Head of Exhibition at the Northern Ireland Film Council. Shona has 25 years’ experience of working in senior leadership positions and was awarded a prestigious Eisenhower Fellowship for Innovation in 2014 and a NESTA cultural leadership award which took her to live and work in India.
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