Sony Music's Jacques Campet has died at the age of 64 following a battle with a cancer-related illness. He passed away at the Maison Medicale Jeanne Garnier in Paris on 31 Jan. Campet began his career in the music industry when he joined CBS Records France in 1977 as Director Of Finance And Administration, rising to the position of Director General of Sony Music France. Transferring in 2000 from Paris to London to take on the role of Senior VP, Sony Music Entertainment Europe, he was promoted to Senior VP, Continental Europe following the company's merger with BMG in 2004.
Campet's funeral will take place today in Les Landes, France