Angel Music Group which, I must admit, I'd forgotten existed but which is one of the main divisions of EMI UK (alongside the Capitol Label Group, Virgin Label Group and the compilations bit, if I remember rightly), has announced a number of new appointments.
First, Mark Poston, formerly of EMI Australia, will take on the new job of Director, Angel Music Group, and will be responsible for developing consumer focus and marketing strategy.
Second, Elias Christidis will become A&R Director, Innocent - joining the company from Mercury Records
Third, Elin Falk will join Angel in August to take up the new role of Head Of Marketing Strategy (not to be confused with the role of Marketing Director - David Quirk remains in that post). She comes from media buying company Carat, where she has worked on both the EMI account and for the likes of Adidas, Coca Cola, Disney, Samsung and Vodafone.
Finally, Sara Freeman, currently General Manager, will become Director Of Artist Development.
Confirming the new appointments, Mark Collen, SVP EMI Music UK told CMU: "Since the formation of Angel Music Group in August 2005, the focus has been to build upon and develop our roster of artists in the pop, MOR and crossover classical genres. In 12 months we have enjoyed double platinum success with Simon Webbe's first solo album, signed new artists including Laura Michelle Kelly, 19 year old pop artist Molly McQueen and cutting edge boy band 365, plus rising classical star, soprano Natasha Marsh. The artist development story continues with rock band Grace and the US-based mainstream rock superstar Keith Urban. With this excellent team of people in place, I'm confident that Angel Music Group can go from strength to strength."
For fans of major record company structure - Angel Music Group was formed last August and incorporates the Angel, Innocent and EMI Classics labels.