Dr. Brian P. Kennedy to step down as Director and CEO of the Peabody Essex Museum
The Peabody Essex Museum s main entrance. Photo: Wikipedia / Cathypem.
SALEM, MASS
.-The Peabody Essex Museum announced that Dr. Brian P. Kennedy will step down from his position as the Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Director and CEO on December 31, 2020. Dr. Kennedy has been Director and CEO since March 2019.
The Board will form a search committee to begin the process of identifying a new Director and CEO.
Dr. Kennedy led the museum through the challenges associated with the pandemic crisis, began a strategic planning process, and continued work on diversity and inclusion, said Stuart Pratt, Chair of the Board of Trustees. PEM is in a strong position moving forward, having opened a new Collections Center and a new wing in 2019, completed many new and innovative installations of its collections, and successfully adapted to an entirely new Covid-operating environment.
Brian P. Kennedy, director and chief executive of the Peabody Essex Museum Peabody Essex Museum
After just 17 months, Brian P. Kennedy is stepping down as director and chief executive of the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem, Massachusetts, the institution has announced. He gave no reason beyond wanting to seek “a new challenge” and did not say where he was headed next.
Kennedy, who took over as director in July 2019 following his hiring the previous March, is leaving on 31 December. The Dublin-born museum leader had previously served for nine years as president, director and chief executive of the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio.
By Dustin Luca Staff Writer Dec 16, 2020
Dec 16, 2020
JAIME CAMPOS/Staff file photoBrian Kennedy in August 2019, a few weeks into his role as director and CEO of Peabody Essex Museum in Salem. The museum announced on Tuesday that Kennedy would step down as of Dec. 31. Jaime Campos
SALEM â Brian Kennedy is stepping down as director and CEO of Peabody Essex Museum on Dec. 31, the museum announced Tuesday. Â
Kennedy is the second leader of Peabody Essex Museum since a merger formed it in 1992. He was hired in 2019 to replace longtime executive director Dan Monroe.
âAfter thirty years in museum leadership on three continents, this unprecedented period has given me insight and perspective into the profound changes that are happening in the world and I have decided to pursue a new challenge, said Kennedy in a statement Tuesday.
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Brian Kennedy in August 2019, a few weeks into his role as director and CEO of Peabody Essex Museum in Salem.
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By Dustin Luca Staff Writer Dec 15, 2020
Dec 15, 2020
Brian Kennedy in August 2019, a few weeks into his role as director and CEO of Peabody Essex Museum in Salem. JAIME CAMPOS/Staff photo
SALEM, Mass. â Brian Kennedy is stepping down as director and CEO of the Peabody Essex Museum on Dec. 31, after a little more than a year on the job.
Kennedy is the museum s second leader since it was formed by a merger in 1992. He was hired in 2019 to replace longtime executive director Dan Monroe.
Brian P. Kennedy to step down as director and CEO of Peabody Essex Museum
By Malcolm Gay Globe Staff,Updated December 15, 2020, 10:53 a.m.
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Brian P. Kennedy was photographed last year at Peabody Essex Museum. Tuesday s surprise announcement gave no reason for his departure, other than that Kennedy was leaving to pursue an unspecified ânew challenge.âJonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
The Peabody Essex Museum announced Tuesday that its director and CEO Brian P. Kennedy would step down at the end of the year, ending a tenure of just 17 months.
The surprise announcement gave no reason for Kennedyâs sudden departure, other than that he was leaving to pursue an unspecified ânew challenge.â