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BPI chairmanship in limbo as Tony Wadsworth leaves EMI.
BPI to consider Wadsworth's position as chairman as industry reacts with shock to his departure from EMI
A question mark hangs over Tony Wadsworth's role as chairman of the BPI, after the EMI CEO's shock exit from the major last week.
EMI announced last Tuesday that Wadsworth was stepping down from his post as chairman and CEO of EMI Music UK and Ireland as part of the ongoing restructuring of EMI Music.
Under the BPI's normal processes, a council member who loses his job would have to step down from the council. However, the BPI has yet to decide whether this applies in terms of the chairman.
BPI chief executive Geoff Taylor says that the BPI council will now "consider how to proceed in terms of the BPI chairmanship". He adds, "Tony has been a very effective and respected chairman of the BPI and has helped the BPI develop an ambitious agenda of action for 2008."
Should Wadsworth go, however, BPI deputy chairman and Dramatico chairman Mike Batt is widely tipped to take over the post.
The unexpected news of Wadsworth's exit was greeted with dismay and confusion among EMI's artists and artist managers.