And here it is, EMI restructure news. You lucky people. The latest restructure from the struggling major comes in the company's Classics division. The boss of the London based division, Costa Pilavachi, said that his new management team had been put into place after some "difficult but necessary restructuring", which presumably means the new team is somewhat smaller than the old one. He added that he hoped the new structure would enable the division to focus on "growth and raising our profile in the areas of A&R, marketing, digital and catalogue management".
Among those in the revamped team are Polly Miller who will head up a new International Marketing And Creative Services unit, supported by Susanne McBurney, Shereen Zarganakis, Zen Edwards, Sophie Jefferies and Linda Barrington. New recruit Graham Southern will take on the new role of Director Of Catalogue, while existing EMI Classics exec Will Benthall will become Digital Director. Catherine Fairlamb will become Finance Director following the promotion of John King, who previously coordinated the division's finances, to a EMI Group level role. Lorna Aizlewood, the existing Director of Legal & Business Affairs, will also assume responsibility for royalties and contract administration.
The new appointments follow a previous announcement that Alain Lanceron, President of Virgin Classics, will take on a VP A&R role within EMI Classics also.