Live Performance Australia CEO set to exit

Long-serving chief executive Evelyn Richardson has announced she will step down from her role at the end of 2024

News By James Hanley | 7 June 2024

Evelyn Richardson

Live Performance Australia (LPA) CEO Evelyn Richardson has announced she is stepping down from her role at the end of the year.

Richardson, who was named as one of IQ‘s Unsung Heroes 2020 for her work during the pandemic, says it has been a “privilege” to helm the Australian live music industry trade body for almost two decades.

“It has been an incredible journey through a time of tremendous change and challenge across our industry,” says Richardson. “I am deeply…

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