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BPI appoints Chief Operating Officer

By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 6 September 2016

Record industry trade group the BPI has announced that MJ Olaore will take up the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer from 1 Nov. She joins from market research agency Firefish, where she has held the same title since 2011.

“I am delighted to be joining the BPI at such an exciting and interesting time for the organisation and the recorded music industry that it serves”, says Olaore. “I know that [CEO] Geoff Taylor and [Chair] Ged Doherty have ambitious plans to continue to develop the role of the BPI in promoting British music; I am looking forward to helping advance these, working with the whole BPI team to bring them to fruition. It is an amazing opportunity”.

The very same Geoff Taylor mentioned there said: “We welcome MJ to the BPI family and are confident that we will benefit hugely from her extensive senior level experience and from a broad range of skills honed across the media and entertainment sectors. We are absolutely committed to helping both independent and major labels in the UK to grasp the opportunities that the next few years will offer and to promoting their artists and their achievements at home and around the world. MJ’s arrival will enable us to pursue that agenda more effectively on behalf of our all our members”.

Olaore has previously held roles at Price Waterhouse, ITN, LBC Radio, Virgin Radio and Absolute Radio. Busy busy.