Universal Music UK has announced the appointment of Rebecca Allen as president of the Decca Records Group UK.
Her promotion follows a 17 year career at Universal Music during which she has been Decca’s director of media, general manager and managing director.
According to Universal, her promotion follows a run of high profile success with artists such as Ball & Boe, Dame Vera Lynn, Imelda May and the Shires.
During this period Decca has maintained its longstanding leadership of the UK classical and jazz markets with its three labels Decca Records, Decca Classics and the newly-formed Mercury KX alongside an expanded roster of affiliate label partners including Deutsche Grammophon, Verve, Blue Note, Universal Nashville and Concord.
Rebecca will continue to report jointly to David Joseph and Dickon Stainer, president and chief executive office of Global Classics and Jazz, in her new role, which is effective immediately.
Commenting, Rebecca said: 'Decca is one of the most iconic labels in British music culture, and to be given the opportunity to lead the company forward with a young and ambitious team is a huge privilege.
'We are known for being distinct and for signing the unexpected and I am enormously proud of the entire team at Decca and all our artists. I would like to thank David and Dickon for their continued support of Decca as the company evolves at an extraordinary time of innovation and opportunity for our industry.'
After studying at the Trinity College of Music in London, Allen started her career at the BBC where she worked with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and later the BBC Proms.
She joined Universal Classics & Jazz in 1999 and remained with the label after it was re-named Decca Records UK in 2009.
Her promotion follows a 17 year career at Universal Music during which she has been Decca’s director of media, general manager and managing director.
According to Universal, her promotion follows a run of high profile success with artists such as Ball & Boe, Dame Vera Lynn, Imelda May and the Shires.
During this period Decca has maintained its longstanding leadership of the UK classical and jazz markets with its three labels Decca Records, Decca Classics and the newly-formed Mercury KX alongside an expanded roster of affiliate label partners including Deutsche Grammophon, Verve, Blue Note, Universal Nashville and Concord.
Rebecca will continue to report jointly to David Joseph and Dickon Stainer, president and chief executive office of Global Classics and Jazz, in her new role, which is effective immediately.
Commenting, Rebecca said: 'Decca is one of the most iconic labels in British music culture, and to be given the opportunity to lead the company forward with a young and ambitious team is a huge privilege.
'We are known for being distinct and for signing the unexpected and I am enormously proud of the entire team at Decca and all our artists. I would like to thank David and Dickon for their continued support of Decca as the company evolves at an extraordinary time of innovation and opportunity for our industry.'
After studying at the Trinity College of Music in London, Allen started her career at the BBC where she worked with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and later the BBC Proms.
She joined Universal Classics & Jazz in 1999 and remained with the label after it was re-named Decca Records UK in 2009.
