Capitol Records UK Co-Presidents Jo Charrington and Nick Raphael have today announced the promotion of Tom Paul to General Manager of the label.
With over 12 years’ experience in marketing and campaign management, Paul has made a substantial contribution to some of Capitol’s biggest global campaigns since first helping to launch the label in 2011.
Throughout his nine years at the label – most recently as Marketing Director – Paul has worked with artists such as Sam Smith, 5 Seconds of Summer and Liam Payne who have collectively sold over 40m albums worldwide while collecting numerous awards including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, four Grammys, three BRITs and three VMAs.
He has also played a key role in the introduction of Capitol’s growing roster of emerging talent which includes Mae Muller and new signing Zoe Wees.
As well as being responsible for marketing the first James Bond theme song to hit No.1 in the UK charts with Sam Smith’s Writing’s On The Wall, Paul has also won a selection of industry awards from the likes of Media Week, Campaign and Music Week.
Having started his career as a Marketing Assistant at Sony’s Epic Records in 2008, he worked his way up to a Senior Product Manager role at the label, where he helped develop and break artists including JLS, Olly Murs, Paloma Faith, Scouting For Girls, Lemar, Aloe Blacc, Imogen Heap and Glee, achieving four UK No.1 albums and 10 UK No.1 singles in his three years at the label.
Alongside Jo Charrington and Nick Raphael, Paul left Sony in 2011 to become a Marketing Manager at London Records before joining Capitol.
“We have worked with Tom for over 12 years and in that time he has proved himself to be an exemplary marketing executive.”
Jo Charrington, Capitol Records UK
Jo Charrington, Co-President of Capitol Records UK said: “We have worked with Tom for over 12 years and in that time he has proved himself to be an exemplary marketing executive.
“He has overseen some huge and innovative global campaigns for Capitol UK from 5SOS and Liam Payne to Sam Smith, and is well loved not only by us, but by our managers and artists too.
“He has proven himself to be more than ready for this GM role, and we are thrilled to work with him in what promises to be an exciting 2021 for Capitol and its expanding roster.”Music Business Worldwide
