Bringing business to arts

Stuart McLaughlin, the former business development director of consultancy firm Accenture, has been appointed chief executive of Business2Arts.

The aim of the organisation, which was set up in 1988, is to promote and encourage creative partnerships between businesses and the arts to benefit the partners and the wider community.

Originally from England, McLaughlin worked for Accenture for three years, as CapGemini’s head of outsourcing before that and for Fujitsu in Britain.

‘‘Our mission ...