SENIOR MANAGEMENT
The founders of Accorder are all successful media entrepreneurs in their own right, with long track records of achievement. In addition to the following executives Accorder has a full compliment of support staff, both in the UK and internationally.
Simon Forrest – Managing Director
Simon is a highly experienced media executive, with extensive operational experience in a number of media companies. He was Senior Vice President at HIT Entertainment (Bob the Builder, Thomas, Barney), Commercial Director of The HTV Group. Originally a television journalist with Scottish Television and then ITN where he was news editor of Channel Four News. Simon founded Impact Consultancy a media sector corporate which advised a wide range of companies including Bloomsbury Publishing, Carlton Television, Portman Entertainment, First Independent Films, Trinity Newspapers and many more. He was also responsible for devising several television programmes including The Top Ten of Everything (ITV kids) and The John Stonehouse Affair (ITV drama). His musical tastes are laughed at by his more sophisticated colleagues and the only things he will admit publicly to liking are The Eurythmics.
Anne Miller – Creative Director
With a rock music background Anne is one of the founders of Accorder Music. Anne works closely with Accorder’s composers, creatives and development team and supporting the music requirements for Accorders production companies. Anne founded Oldbrook Music Publishing in the mid 1990’s representing some of the best UK TV & film composers. In 1999 she launched J Albert & Sons' (a division of the oldest independent music publisher in Australasia, ac/dc, Easy Beats, and Strictly Ballroom) TV and Film division in London covering the UK and Europe. Anne’s desert Island discs would be Led Zepplin (Stairway to Heaven) Archive (Remove) Albinoni (Adagio in G minor) Outkast (hey ya) REM (Losing my Religion) and the rest all Bowie.
Paul Tracey - Business Affairs Director
Paul is a barrister and worked as a corporate financier at County Bank, specialising in financing high budget feature films (e.g. Never Say Never Again, Superman, Educating Rita). He left to launch The AV Department, producing commercials and TV programmes. He later became Group Chief Executive of, VTR plc, one of the UK's largest post-production companies. Paul is currently Chairman of media communications consultancy MurphyCobb & Associates.
Sue Crawshaw – Senior Consultant
Sue is a highly experienced independent music publisher and consultant working with a wide range of artists including AC/DC and Fat Boy Slim's record label. She has lectured on behalf of the MCPS and the IMM (International Managers Forum). For three years, she was an independent lecturer at Red Tape Studios Music Training Courses run by Sheffield City Council and has been a guest speaker at ACM ( Academy of Contemporary Music ) Guildford , Surrey.
Peter Samengo Turner – non-executive Director of Finance
Peter is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience working in media and technology related companies. He has worked in senior financial roles in advertising agency Young and Rubicam, film production and distribution group (Portman Entertainment Group) and hi-technology companies (Dynatech Corporation Inc). Peter was the Group Finance Director of VTR plc and currently serves on the finance committee of BAFTA.
International
North America: Redrocca Music
Australasia : Viola Jade Music PTY
Japan: FujiPacific Inc
South Africa: Gallo Music
Italy: Fairwood Music
Germany: Fairwood Music
Turkey: Fairwood Music
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