Gareth Currie has been appointed as General Manager of Warners label East West in the UK. The announcement was made by Managing Director Korda Marshall who has been redeveloping East West since he took on the top post in May after the major swallowed up Mushroom's UK operations.
Currie will report directly to Marshall and oversee the day to day running of East West Records UK.
Currie leaves Universal Island Records where as Head of Marketing he worked on campaigns for Sugababes, Nelly, Busted and The 80s Matchbox B-line Disaster.
Also joining East West Records UK is Richard Skinner who, reporting to Currie, will be the new Creative Director. Skinner previously of the Creative team at XL Records – overseeing campaigns for Badly Drawn Boy and The White Stripes.