October 2009

VAN WALSUM MANAGEMENT ANNOUNCES NEW DEVELOPMENTS & SENIOR APPOINTMENTS UNDER STEPHEN WRIGHT’S OWNERSHIP:

COSTA PILAVACHI APPOINTED EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMAN & MARK NEWBANKS APPOINTED HEAD OF ARTIST MANAGEMENT, AS JOESKE VAN WALSUM & RACHEL VAN WALSUM STEP DOWN FROM THE AGENCY BUSINESS

As part of the continued growth and development of Van Walsum Management, its Chairman Stephen Wright today announced two new appointments, with Costa Pilavachi becoming the company’s Executive Vice Chairman and Mark Newbanks its new Head of Artist Management.

Following the sale of Van Walsum Management to Stephen Wright last year, Joeske van Walsum and Rachel van Walsum plan to step down from Van Walsum Management and to leave the agency business altogether. With the new appointments of Mark Newbanks to take over Rachel’s role of Head of Artist Management and of Costa Pilavachi as Executive Vice Chairman, the van Walsums will step down when the transition period has been completed.

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