transmitCHINA.TALKS 2009 speaker:
// Elisabeth Bihl
Elisabeth Bihl has been cmc's Executive Director since 1999. A seasoned cultural manager and renewal strategist who has worked in senior positions within government, public and private organizations across various disciplines of the arts and cultural industries. As the ceo of an international cultural management agency, her clients included the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Tafelmusik, and the San Francisco Symphony. Her achievements include award-winning marketing and sponsorship campaigns. Ms. Bihl has led the cmc on a path towards renewed relevancy to composers, clients and the music community. Her visionary nature as a change catalyst, matched by extensive experience in business, resource and partnership development, as well as advocacy and government relations, have served the cmc well. Her latest efforts to consolidate change via a series of foundZhong Shengational initiatives, including a new cmc strategic plan, show her ability to frame the future for a national organization that will sustain results of positive change without limiting flexibility and responsiveness.