ARIA Announces Board Members
for 2004
The Australian Record Industry
Association (ARIA) is pleased to announce its Board of Directors for 2004:
Denis
Handlin |
Chairman
|
Chairman
& CEO, Sony Music Entertainment Aust. |
Shaun
James |
Vice
Chairman |
Chairman
& CEO, Warner Music Australia |
George
Ash |
|
Managing
Director, Universal Music Australia |
Charles
Caldas |
|
Managing
Director, Shock Records |
Philip
Mortlock |
|
Managing
Director, Origin Recordings |
John
O'Donnell |
|
Managing
Director, EMI Music Australia |
Michael
Parisi |
|
Managing
Director, Festival Mushroom Records |
Ed
St John |
|
Managing
Director, BMG Australia Limited |
David
Vodicka |
|
Managing
Director, Rubber Records |
Mr Denis Handlin was re-elected
as Chairman for ARIA for 2004 and Mr Shaun James was elected as Vice Chairman.
Mr Handlin said today:
"I am very honoured to
be asked by my colleagues to Chair ARIA for the sixth consecutive year.
It is important to maintain the Chair, and Vice Chair positions, for
2004 as it will be a challenging year with important copyright issues
and increased government relations to handle with the election later
in the year. Next year, however, it will be time to rotate the
Chairman role. The ARIA Board worked very effectively in 2003 and together
we are committed to continuing this year the numerous activities that
ARIA pursues for the benefit of the industry, our artists and the music
loving public".
In addition to the appointments
of Chairman and Vice Chairman, the ARIA Board also made the following
committee chair appointments for 2004:
•
Ed St John |
-
ARIA Music Awards Committee |
| •
John O'Donnell |
-
ARIA Chart & Marketing Committee |
•
Karen Don (Universal Music Australia) |
-
ARIA Copyright Committee |
•
Darryl Sullivan (Universal Music Australia) |
-
ARIA Finance Committee |
Each of these committees report
directly to the ARIA Board and provide invaluable support to the Board
in making its decisions during the coming year. In relation to
these appointments, Mr Handlin commented:
"I am pleased that all
of these people have agreed to accept reappointment to these roles.
The committee system is very important to the proper functioning
of ARIA and each of these individuals has displayed great commitment
to the successful operation of each of their respective committees".
In looking forward to 2004,
Mr Handlin commented:
"I am very confident that
the Australian record industry will continue to successfully meet the
challenges facing it. I think that 2004 is going to be a great
year for Australian music in particular and, even at this early stage,
the ARIA Awards for 2004 look set to be the best ever. We are
also looking very carefully at staging a separate Hall of Fame presentation.
We are doing a lot of work on that right now and we hope to make
an announcement about the event in the very near future".
Mr Handlin concluded:
"Of course, ARIA and its
CEO, Stephen Peach , will continue to be active on a wide range of matters
of interest and benefit to ARIA's members. These include the
all important areas of government lobbying to advance the industry's
interests, the management of anti-piracy initiatives, the production
of important statistical and sales information including the weekly
ARIAnet sales charts and a host of other important industry initiatives.
Back Row, L to R:
Michael Parisi (Festival Mushroom
Records), Shaun James (Warner Music),
George Ash (Universal Music), Charles Caladas (Shock Records),
David Vodicka (Rubber Records), Ed St John (BMG Australia)
Front Row, L to R:
John O'Donnell (EMI Music),
Denis Handlin - ARIA Chairman - (Sony Music Entertainment Australia),
Philip Mortlock (Origin Records)
5th March 2004
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