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Universal Classics & Jazz chief Bill Holland has restructured his division to focus further the company's A&R and marketing activities and to reflect changes in the market.

Leading the changes, Dickon Stainer, who was previously head of Decca UK and played a leading role in the campaign to launch classical crossover tenor Russell Watson, has been appointed marketing director across the whole Universal Classics & Jazz group.

Meanwhile, Mark Wilkinson, who previously oversaw the Deutsche Grammophon and Philips labels, has been named head of classics. He and Universal's head of jazz, Nathan Graves, will report to Stainer.

Holland says the moves mark a centralisation across his division, which scored a market-leading classical share of 38% in 2001, according to OCC data, some 24% ...

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