Common Music Australia (UMA) has made a raft of senior administration promotions and appointments.
Alicia Reynolds has been named GM, EMI Data Australia, whereas Mark Holland has been upped to Managing Director, EMI Data Australia.
Becoming a member of UMA’s senior management staff alongside Reynolds and Holland is Alisa Lai, who has been named Head of Business Progress & Innovation, UMA, and Fiona Zamparutti, who has been promoted to Senior Director, Streaming, UMA.
Liam Dennis takes on the function of GM, Catalogue, UMA, and Nicole Richards turns into Co-Managing Director, Island Data Australia.
The appointments are a part of what UMA describes as a “succession plan” developed by George Ash, President, Australia & New Zealand, and John O’Donnell, EMI Australia, MD.
O’Donnell shall be retiring from the corporate on September 30.
The staff may even be joined by Yvette Cachia, who has been appointed SVP, Individuals, Inclusion & Tradition, UMA, efficient August 22.
Cachia joins UMA from the New South Wales Division of Schooling, the place she served as Chief Individuals Officer & Deputy Secretary.
She is going to report back to George Ash and Eric Hutcherson, UMG’s international Chief Individuals and Inclusion Officer.
Mark Holland takes on the function of Managing Director from his present place of Common Supervisor of A&R at EMI.
He first joined the label in 2006 as an A&R Scout, and has since labored with names comparable to Troye Sivan, Meg Mac, The Avalanches, Gretta Ray, and Cat & Calmell.
Holland is joined on EMI’s senior management staff by Alicia Reynolds, who has been appointed as Common Supervisor, EMI Australia.
Reynolds joined the label in 2014, and at the moment serves as EMI’s GM, Advertising and Media.
Nicole Richards, in the meantime, has served as Common Supervisor, Island Data Australia since 2019, and joined UMA in 2012.
Earlier than then, she served for six years at EMI Australia & Virgin Data Australia.
“Having led this nice label for the previous twenty years, I couldn’t be prouder of all that we completed.”
John O’Donnell
John O’Donnell, mentioned: “Having led this nice label for the previous twenty years, I couldn’t be prouder of all that we completed.
“Now, after two years working diligently in direction of a succession plan to steer the label into a brand new period, I’m excited at hand the reins of EMI Australia over to Mark Holland and Alicia Reynolds.
“Mark is a dynamic, next-generation govt with big success in A&R, who will lead the label right into a incredible new period, whereas Alicia is an industry-respected govt that at all times motivates our artists and staff together with her ardour, perception and tenacity to succeed throughout each challenge.
“I couldn’t be happier for them each and for our artists.”
“We’re at a pivotal second culturally, commercially and creatively within the Australian music {industry}.”
George Ash
George Ash, added: “We’re at a pivotal second culturally, commercially and creatively within the Australian music {industry}.
“The staff being promoted to assist carry UMA into its subsequent chapter are amongst probably the most gifted executives with whom I’ve ever labored.”
“On behalf of UMA, I wish to categorical my profound gratitude to John for his excellent management, and for serving to to recruit and develop this subsequent era of leaders who’re prepared, keen and dedicated to ship unbelievable issues for our roster, for the broader Australian music ecosystem and music followers worldwide.”
UMA says it has achieved “unparalleled success breaking and creating the careers of worldwide artists within the territory.”
Amongst Olivia Rodrigo’s many successes in 2021, which incorporates a seven week run on the prime of Spotify‘s Weekly Prime 200 World Chart, the UMA artist claimed the best-selling album of the yr in Australia together with her debut Bitter.
Australia’s top-selling tune of the yr was Warmth Waves by British group Glass Animals, which stayed at No.1 for six weeks on the ARIA Chart.
Following the success of Warmth Waves, Dave Bayley, lead singer of the Oxford, UK-born band, additionally signed a world publishing cope with Common Music Publishing Group (UMPG) in Could.Music Enterprise Worldwide
