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This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Chairman operating in the Music space. If you think a Chairman is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Chips Keswick
Chairman of Arsenal Football Club
Sir Chips Keswick was first appointed as an Arsenal director in November 2005 and replaced the outgoing Peter Hill-Wood as Chairman of Arsenal Holdings plc in June 2013. A career banker for over 50 years, he has held many other directorships including: Chairman of Hambros Bank 1986 – 1998 Persimmon PLC 1984 – 2006 Bank of England 1993 – 2001 DeBeers 1993 – 2010 Anglo American plc 1995 – 2001 The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc 1992 – 2001 IMI plc 1994 – 2003 Investec Bank 2000 – 2010 Treasurer, Children’s Country Holidays Fund 1973 – 1995
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About : Arsenal Football Club is a multi media production company representing a diverse & exciting international talent roster including Director.
Guy Hands
Chairman of EMI Group
Guy is Terra Firma’s Chairman and Founder. He is the Chief Investment Officer and sits on the boards of the general partner of each of the Terra Firma funds. Guy started his career with Goldman Sachs International where he went on to become Head of Eurobond Trading and then Head of Goldman Sachs’ Global Asset Structuring Group. During this time, Guy was a leading pioneer in the development of securitisation, extending the practice beyond simple debt instruments to include assets such as shopping malls, mobile home parks and distressed loans. Guy left Goldman Sachs in 1994 for Nomura International plc, where he established the Principal Finance Group (‘PFG’). PFG went on to undertake ground-breaking deals involving trains, housing and pubs, among other areas, using securitised debt to finance acquisitions. In 2002, he led the spin-out of PFG to form Terra Firma. Since 1994, Guy has overseen the investment of more than €17 billion in 34 businesses with a total enterprise value of more than €48 billion. Guy has an MA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Mansfield College, Oxford University. He was elected a Global Leader of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum in 2000 in recognition of his achievements. In 2012, Guy was named the 20th most influential figure in Private Equity International’s ‘100 Most Influential of the Decade’. Guy is the President of ‘Access for Excellence’, a campaign based at Mansfield College, Oxford which promotes the broadest possible access to higher education in the UK. He is a Bancroft Fellow of Mansfield College and supports the college’s Annual Hands Lecture. He is also a member of the University of Oxford Chancellor’s Court of Benefactors. Additionally, Guy is a Fellow of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme.
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About EMI Group, Terra Firma: EMI is a multinational music recording and publishing, and electronics device and systems manufacturing company.
Joe Cohen
Executive Chairman of LiveFrom Events
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About Billetto, LiveFrom Events, Tutorful, usheru: LiveFrom Events provides live streaming services of events, artists and venues.
Jason Iley
Chairman and CEO of Sony Music U.K
Jason Iley is the Chairman and CEO of Sony Music UK and Ireland. He has secured joint ventures with labels including Black Butter, Insanity records, Ministry of Sound Recordings and since 93; he also launched 4th Floor Creative – a division compiling the company’s creative disciplines [Brands, Sync, Insight, Creative and Digital]. He was Chairman of the BRIT Awards from 2017-2019 and responsible for the overall look and feel of the ITV show.
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About Sony Music U.K: Sony Music U.K is a record label with a varied lineup of artists.
