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Decca appointments
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 27 July 2010
Universal UK has announced that Simon Gavin, currently the boss of A&M UK, will move to a new role within the major’s Decca division. He will become MD of the snappily titled Decca Affiliated Labels unit, which will see him overseeing and signing new talent to imprints like Verve, Blue Thumb and Impulse. He will continue to be the A&R contact for Duffy, his big signing to A&M, though her records will continue to be released with an A&M logo on them rather than the Decca symbol.
Elsewhere in the Decca empire, current MD Dickon Stainer will take on the new role of President of the Decca Records Group, while the division’s current General Manager, Mark Wilkinson, will become MD of the Decca Records label, if you follow. Which is more than I do, to be honest.
Universal UK top man David Joseph said all this: “I am immensely proud of what Dickon and his team have already achieved at Decca, creating a company which never thinks of itself as niche or specialist but instead demonstrates a breadth of vision and confidence which is unrivalled in the UK business. With Dickon, Mark and Simon in their new roles, I am certain Decca will grow further to sit alongside Universal Music UK’s other frontline music companies”.