In Friday’s (4/15) Wall Street Journal, Pia Catton writes, “The New Jersey Performing Arts Center is undergoing the first major change to its top leadership position: NJPAC’s board of directors on Thursday announced the appointment of John Schreiber as president and CEO, effective July 1. Mr. Schreiber will succeed Lawrence P. Goldman, who was hired in 1989 to develop the Newark art center. Mr. Schreiber, 56 years old, is currently the executive vice-president for social action and advocacy at the Los Angeles-based entertainment company Participant Media, which has produced documentaries such as ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ and ‘Waiting for Superman,’ and dramas such as ‘Charlie Wilson’s War.’ … NJPAC opened its doors in 1997, and its annual operating budget is the sixth largest in America. In 2009, NJPAC raised $182 million for its capital campaign. Mr. Goldman, who was president and CEO for 22 years, announced in October that he would step down in order to focus on NJPAC’s subsidiary Theater Square Development Corporation, which will develop the land around the arts center. … In his new role, Mr. Schreiber’s to-do list includes continuing to build educational and community outreach, as well as programming that is singular to Newark.” The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra is one of NJPAC’s primary tenants.
Posted April 18, 2011
