Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) announced today that Mike McCormack has been named Managing Director of the UK.  He succeeds Paul Connolly, who is stepping down from his role as President of Europe and Managing Director UK.
 
McCormack first joined UMPG’s UK business in 1999 as Deputy Managing Director and during that time he signed and worked with artists and songwriters including Adele, Alabama Shakes, Lily Allen, Dangermouse, The Darkness, The Killers, MGMT and Sigur Rós.

Jody Gerson, Chairman and CEO of UMPG, said: “We’re thrilled to have an executive with Mike’s experience, creativity, and deep artist relationships leading our UK company. Mike has been responsible for bringing to UMPG some of the UK’s most successful and influential songwriters, and I’m confident that in his new role, he will build upon UMPG’s stature as the industry’s best home for songwriters.”
 
Gerson continued, “On behalf of everyone here, let me also extend our thanks to Paul Connolly for all of his many contributions through the years. During Paul’s tenure, Universal Music Publishing signed enormously talented songwriters across many musical genres and became a creative force in the UK.”
 
On his return to Universal Music Publishing UK as Managing Director, McCormack said, “After spending time with Jody, I realised we share the same vision and ambition creatively, so it was a very straightforward decision when she offered me this incredible opportunity to work with her and Marc Cimino to lead the UK company and its stellar team to even bigger and better successes.”