HMV has announced that Gary Rolfe has been appointed to the role of Head Of Music which was left vacant following the departure of Phil Penman back in February. He will run the 20-strong team which coordinates HMV's music activities (which you'd be forgiven for assuming was all of HMV's activities - but that would be foolishly forgetting how big the music retailer's DVD and gaming operations have become).
Confirming the appointment, HMV UK Product Director Simon Peck told reporters: "Gary has a tremendous wealth of experience covering all music genres across all buying roles, which, together with his astute commercial awareness and extensive industry-wide contacts, he will bring to this key position. HMV is well placed to maximise the major opportunities that will be presented on Music this year and with Gary driving the department forward, I am sure that he will make an immediate contribution in helping to realise these."