UK Music has announced that music entrepreneur Ammo Talwar is to take up the position of chair of its Equality and Diversity Taskforce.
Talwar will replace Keith Harris OBE, who has chaired the taskforce for the last three years.
The taskforce was established in 2015 and works with music businesses, Government and other stakeholders to support inclusion and diversity across the industry.
UK Music undertook its first industry-wide workforce diversity survey around gender and ethnicity in 2016 and the last survey was published in 2018.
Talwar founded the specialist record shop PUNCH in 1996 before building the company into an award-winning music agency.
He received an MBE in 2008 and now undertakes a strategic role championing equality and diversity through his positions on multiple boards and knowledge transfer projects.
Ammo Talwar says: I feel hugely privileged to chair this taskforce. UK Music has made real inroads around diversity and inclusion. We are global leaders in music making and I’m confident that the UK’s music sector will continue to move at pace, reflecting the ever changing landscape of community, music and genres”
Keith Harris comments: ‘Having headed the UK music equality and diversity taskforce for three years, during which time we have seen the industry inching towards a more balanced and diverse workforce, I am delighted to be handing over to Ammo Talwar.
‘His energy and enthusiasm will help to make sure that the momentum is not lost and his perspective from outside the London environment will drive the new initiatives needed make sure that we have an industry which fairly represents the whole music community.’
Michael Dugher, chief executive, UK Music adds: ‘Our work on improving diversity is one of the biggest priorities we have at UK music. our latest industry-wide survey found that whilst things are improving when it comes to diversity, there is still a huge amount of work to do.
‘All of us at UK Music would like to pay tribute to Keith for his brilliant work on the taskforce and welcome ammo as the new chair at this important time for our industry.’
Please visit ukmusic.org to see the results of UK Music’s 2018 diversity survey.
Talwar will replace Keith Harris OBE, who has chaired the taskforce for the last three years.
The taskforce was established in 2015 and works with music businesses, Government and other stakeholders to support inclusion and diversity across the industry.
UK Music undertook its first industry-wide workforce diversity survey around gender and ethnicity in 2016 and the last survey was published in 2018.
Talwar founded the specialist record shop PUNCH in 1996 before building the company into an award-winning music agency.
He received an MBE in 2008 and now undertakes a strategic role championing equality and diversity through his positions on multiple boards and knowledge transfer projects.
Ammo Talwar says: I feel hugely privileged to chair this taskforce. UK Music has made real inroads around diversity and inclusion. We are global leaders in music making and I’m confident that the UK’s music sector will continue to move at pace, reflecting the ever changing landscape of community, music and genres”
Keith Harris comments: ‘Having headed the UK music equality and diversity taskforce for three years, during which time we have seen the industry inching towards a more balanced and diverse workforce, I am delighted to be handing over to Ammo Talwar.
‘His energy and enthusiasm will help to make sure that the momentum is not lost and his perspective from outside the London environment will drive the new initiatives needed make sure that we have an industry which fairly represents the whole music community.’
Michael Dugher, chief executive, UK Music adds: ‘Our work on improving diversity is one of the biggest priorities we have at UK music. our latest industry-wide survey found that whilst things are improving when it comes to diversity, there is still a huge amount of work to do.
‘All of us at UK Music would like to pay tribute to Keith for his brilliant work on the taskforce and welcome ammo as the new chair at this important time for our industry.’
Please visit ukmusic.org to see the results of UK Music’s 2018 diversity survey.
