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Universal Music U.K. Restructures, Merging Island and EMI Labels
Following Universal Music’s restructuring of its U.S. labels, its U.K. division is reorganizing as well. The move includes a number of layoffs.
The move, which takes effect Oct. 1, was announced to the company’s staff in an internal memo from UMG U.K. chairman-CEO David Joseph obtained by Variety; the news was first reported by Music Business Worldwide. Laura Monks and Tom Lewis will continue to lead Decca as a stand-alone label, focusing on classical, jazz, instrumental, folk, soul, and electronic music; We are assembling an elite team making this our largest division.” It will include the company’s media operation, run by Suzy Walby; Audience and Digital Strategy, led by Kate Wyn Jones; and the Square insight team, focusing on data, insight, strategy and creativity, led by Jack Fryer.
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