Senior appointments at EMI Music Publishing yesterday, though, as previously reported, new EMI chief Guy Hands isn't planning anything like the radical revamp happening in recorded music in publishing, so these are internal promotions rather than controversial appointments from outside the music biz. That said, both men originally came from a investment background, so already probably talk Hands' language.
First up Leo Corbett, who has been coordinating the publisher's global strategy and technology programmes in the last year, will become COO, while Thomas Kelly, CFO for EMI Publishing USA, will become CFO for the whole company.
EMI Music Publishing chief Roger Faxon told reporters: "Leo has played an instrumental role in the development of EMI Music Publishing over the last two and a half years, as we build a world class sales and marketing organization to ensure that we are able to respond to the dynamics of the developing music marketplace. Leo's analytical awareness and deep understanding of process transformation will be key as we continue to grow our business. [Thomas'] financial stewardship and ability to work effectively with both creative and sales teams will allow him to help us further improve our financial performance and discipline, and give us a solid platform for our ongoing development".