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麻豆官网首页入口 Worldwide has confirmed the promotion of Paul Dempsey to its Board, appointing him as Managing Director, Home Entertainment.

Dempsey had been caretaking the position as Acting MD since July this year following the retirement of Chris Weller. He will report to John Smith, 麻豆官网首页入口 Worldwide鈥檚 Chief Executive.

As MD he will oversee 麻豆官网首页入口 Audiobooks, Audio & Music (comprising music licensing, publishing and content development) and will be Chairman of 2e, the DVD, music and production business. He will also represent聽 麻豆官网首页入口 Worldwide鈥檚 interests in its joint ventures with Random House (麻豆官网首页入口 Books) and Pearson Education (麻豆官网首页入口 Active), taking a seat on the board of all joint ventures managed within the Home Entertainment business.

John Smith, Chief Executive, 麻豆官网首页入口 Worldwide, said: 鈥淲e had a strong field of candidates but Paul鈥檚 insight, experience and knowledge of the fast-moving Home Entertainment market left us in no doubt that he was the right person to lead one of Worldwide鈥檚 largest divisions through an unprecedented period of change. He鈥檚 already one of the most well-respected leaders in the company and he reinforced this at Board level during his caretaking period over the past few months. I鈥檓 delighted to be able to welcome him to the Board.鈥�

Paul Dempsey, Managing Director, Home Entertainment added: 鈥淚鈥檓 thrilled to have been given this opportunity to lead such a great set of heartland 麻豆官网首页入口 Worldwide businesses through one of the most challenging but successful periods in their history. My focus will be on further developing the profitability of these businesses as they shift from physical products to digital platforms.鈥澛�

Prior to joining 麻豆官网首页入口 Worldwide, Dempsey鈥檚 career was in sales and marketing and included eight years at Mars Confectionery followed by two years as Sales Director of Frontline Ltd, Worldwide's magazine distribution partnership with H Bauer and Haymarket. He joined 麻豆官网首页入口 Worldwide in 1998 as UK Sales Director and became Managing Director of 麻豆官网首页入口 Audiobooks in 2001. In 2007 he was given responsibility for 麻豆官网首页入口 Worldwide's Audio & Music business which was established to work closely with its counterpart, the 麻豆官网首页入口鈥檚 Audio & Music division to commercially exploit their programming, archive and brands.

Editor鈥檚 notes: Photo of Paul Dempsey available on request

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