The global publishing giant has confirmed that Caroline Elleray has become vice president of A&R, Frank Tope is now senior director of A&R and Mark Gale is the director of A&R and director of international A&R.
All three have spent their A&R careers with the publisher, with a collective signing list that includes Coldplay, The xx, James Blake, Florence + the Machine, Chvrches and Lapsley.
Elleray said: ‘Frank, Mark and I have been working for Paul at Universal Publishing for many years now and yet we still get the same rush of excitement each day as when we very first started. Paul consistently nurtures a culture centred on music and songs and has a strict “no bullshit” rule.
‘We get to sign and work with the artists and writers that we love and represent the music that we're passionate about. We're equally excited about bringing through our new talented young A&R executives and we're looking forward to sharing many years of continued success with our team.’
Paul Connolly, president of Universal Music Publishing Europe & UK, added: ‘It would be easy for me to say that Caroline, Mark and Frank's stellar signings speak for themselves - and plainly they do.
‘But, above that, I think Caroline, Frank and Mark exemplify truly excellent A&R. For many years they've been instrumental in attracting the best artists and songwriters from the UK and beyond and I'm delighted to recognise and reward their own talents, commitment and professionalism with these key creative promotions.’
All three have spent their A&R careers with the publisher, with a collective signing list that includes Coldplay, The xx, James Blake, Florence + the Machine, Chvrches and Lapsley.
Elleray said: ‘Frank, Mark and I have been working for Paul at Universal Publishing for many years now and yet we still get the same rush of excitement each day as when we very first started. Paul consistently nurtures a culture centred on music and songs and has a strict “no bullshit” rule.
‘We get to sign and work with the artists and writers that we love and represent the music that we're passionate about. We're equally excited about bringing through our new talented young A&R executives and we're looking forward to sharing many years of continued success with our team.’
Paul Connolly, president of Universal Music Publishing Europe & UK, added: ‘It would be easy for me to say that Caroline, Mark and Frank's stellar signings speak for themselves - and plainly they do.
‘But, above that, I think Caroline, Frank and Mark exemplify truly excellent A&R. For many years they've been instrumental in attracting the best artists and songwriters from the UK and beyond and I'm delighted to recognise and reward their own talents, commitment and professionalism with these key creative promotions.’
