New Exec at Opera House

Sydney’s most famous landmark is now presided over by New Zealander Richard Evans, who last month became chief executive at the Opera House. Among the challenges Evans will face, is raising some NZ$790 million for the ongoing renovation of the Sydney Opera House complex. Evans told The Dominion Post: “There is no question that it must be one of the more difficult jobs there is, but unless it was, I wouldn’t want to do it.” Chairman of the Sydney Opera House Trust Kim Williams said Evans has the right attributes for the role. “Richard has a strong entrepreneurial outlook with a good sense of humour … qualities which are essential to managing an enterprise like the Sydney Opera House,” Williams said. Evans was previously chief executive of the Australian Ballet.