The Affiliation of Impartial Music has introduced the departure of chief govt Silvia Montello, citing private causes. Montello started main the London-based indie sector commerce physique in early 2023 following the exit of Paul Pacifico, who left for the Saudi Music Fee. Taking on on an interim foundation is Gee Davy, who now occupies three C-suite spots as AIM’s chief govt, working and coverage officer.
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Davy, who joined AIM in 2017, beforehand dealt with day-to-day management of AIM in between Pacifico’s departure and Montello’s arrival. “With the belief of the inspirational group and board, and our wonderful senior administration at my aspect, I’m trying ahead to delivering on AIM’s dedication to help the UK’s revolutionary unbiased music neighborhood and stage the music enjoying subject,” Davy stated.
Montello joined AIM lower than a 12 months after changing into the first-ever feminine CEO of the Affiliation for Digital Music (AFEM), the worldwide non-profit representing digital music corporations. Previous to AFEM, she held senior roles on the U.Okay. arm of Common Music, the place she labored as director of catalog advertising and marketing between 2006 and 2010, and BMG, the place she served as group senior vp of recordings operations and integrations from 2014 to 2016. She was subsequently appointed senior vp of operations on the then-Kobalt-owned artist companies firm AWAL, a submit she held from 2017 to 2020.
“It’s unlucky that we’re dropping Silvia so quickly into her tenure, however on behalf of the board I want her properly in her subsequent endeavours,” stated AIM chair Ruth Barlow. “The board and I are working carefully with Gee and the AIM group as we proceed to help and promote the unbiased music sector, delivering and creating worth for our neighborhood through our membership occasions and actions schedule, business affairs work and past.”
AIM represents greater than 1,000 U.Okay. indie labels, artists and music corporations, together with Beggars Group, Domino, Warp and Ninja Tune. The U.Okay. is the world’s third greatest recorded music market behind the U.S. and Japan with gross sales of slightly below $1.7 billion in commerce worth, in response to IFPI’s 2023 International Music Report.
