Beggars to open LA office

London-based indie Beggars has announced it will open an LA office in July, to support its existing US operation in New York. The Beggars Group, which includes the XL, 4AD, Matador and Rough Trade labels, already has offices across Europe and in Canada. The indie's Senior Product Manager Miwa Okumura will be promoted to Senior VP West Coast Operations & Licensing and will head up the new LA office. London-based XL exec Seb Webber will also move out to LA to head up A&R operations out West.