Meeting over a nine-month period (until March 2011), the Network will comprise a mix of professionally facilitated group meetings and individual business coaching.
The members of the UK Music Leadership Development Network are:
Matt Booth, co-founder and Chair of the Bristol Music Foundation
Jackie Davidson, MD of Jackie Davidson Management; Founder and Vice-Chair of the Alliance for Diversity in Music and Media
Jane Dyball, Senior VP International Legal and Business Affairs, Warner/Chappell Music Publishing
Keith Jopling, Director Jopling Associates
Jessica Koravos, Managing Director, AEG Live
Jim Mawdsley, CEO of Generator, the Music Development Agency in the North East
Pamela McCormick, Chief Executive, Urban Development
Vanessa Reed, Executive Director, PRS for Music Foundation
Feargal Sharkey, Chief Executive Officer, UK Music
Mike Smith, Managing Director, Columbia Records
Feargal Sharkey, CEO of UK Music said: “The UK Music Leadership Development Network is part of an ongoing process to provide professional career development throughout this industry. We are hugely indebted to the Cultural Leadership Programme for their support. This is a progressive step to ensuring the UK music industry has the ability to sustain and attract a workforce capable of meeting the challenges and demands that lie ahead.”
