The BPI, the commerce physique representing main and unbiased labels within the UK, has appointed Dr Jo Twist OBE as its new Chief Government.
Twist, who’s presently CEO of Ukie, the commerce physique for UK video games and interactive leisure – a put up she has held since 2012 – is predicted to take up the position in July.
The exec has additionally held positions on the BBC and Channel 4 and sits on a variety of trade and charity Boards.
The BPI’s Chief Technique Officer, Sophie Jones, will proceed as Interim BPI Chief Government till Jo joins, having taken over from Geoff Taylor MBE following his departure in December 2022.
Twist OBE has been CEO of Ukie, the commerce physique for UK video games and interactive leisure since 2012.=
With a 25-year background in interactive leisure, expertise, schooling, inventive media and youth tradition, BPI says that Twist has wide-ranging expertise in high-level influencing, stakeholder administration and organisational change.
Twist sits on a variety of high-level boards, committees, and advisory teams, together with the Artistic Industries Council, Artistic UK Council, and the AHRC Artistic Industries Advisory Group, representing the video games and interactive leisure sector and advocating on its behalf.
She is a VP for video games accessibility charity SpecialEffect, Patron of Protected in Our World psychological well being and video games charity. She can be a King’s Appointed Trustee for Royal Historic Palaces, a Wiggin Basis Trustee and stepped down as a BAFTA Trustee and Chair of the Video games Committee in 2022. Jo is a Ravensbourne College Visiting Fellow and a Visiting Lecturer for Goldsmith’s College within the Faculty of Computing.
In 2016 she was awarded an OBE for companies to the inventive industries.
“Having spent the final 25 years working throughout cutting-edge inventive industries I sit up for working with YolanDa, Sophie and the staff as they help their label members and the broader music neighborhood in totally realising the worth of music.”
Dr Jo Twist OBE
Dr Jo Twist OBE, incoming BPI Chief Government, mentioned: “I’m delighted to hitch the BPI at such an thrilling time for British music.
“Having spent the final 25 years working throughout cutting-edge inventive industries I sit up for working with YolanDa, Sophie and the staff as they help their label members and the broader music neighborhood in totally realising the worth of music – rising the market, boosting exports and guaranteeing the popularity and backing the trade deserves.
Added Twist: “The trade’s expertise, so passionately nurtured by progressive main and unbiased file labels, is world main, and the BPI performs an vital position in creating an surroundings the place labels and their artists can thrive and the following technology of expertise could be supported into the trade.”
“Jo has excellent credentials and, alongside along with her recent perspective, she is going to convey a wealthy breadth of expertise garnered in video games and throughout the inventive industries. This may show invaluable to the BPI and to UK recorded music as we navigate nice adjustments in our trade.
YolanDa Brown OBE DL, BPI
YolanDa Brown OBE DL, BPI Chair, mentioned: “On behalf of the BPI, its Council and members, I’m excited to welcome Jo Twist as our new Chief Government. In what was a aggressive recruitment course of she confirmed nice ardour, drive and an enormous coronary heart for music.
“Jo has excellent credentials and, alongside along with her recent perspective, she is going to convey a wealthy breadth of expertise garnered in video games and throughout the inventive industries. This may show invaluable to the BPI and to UK recorded music as we navigate nice adjustments in our trade.
“We want her all the easiest within the position and keenly sit up for her arrival this Summer time.”
“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Jo beforehand, and her distinctive qualities will serve the BPI and our members effectively.”
Sophie Jones, BPI
Sophie Jones, BPI Chief Technique Officer and Interim Chief Government, mentioned: “I’ve had the pleasure of working with Jo beforehand, and her distinctive qualities will serve the BPI and our members effectively.
“There may be a lot to do to ship our targets to help continued funding in new expertise, maintain the UK music sector sturdy in a hyper-competitive international market and to deal with the brand new disruptions on the horizon, reminiscent of AI. I’m actually trying ahead to welcoming Jo to the BPI and dealing along with her.”
Twist’s predecessor Geoff Taylor was appointed CEO of the BPI in February 2007.Music Enterprise Worldwide
