Major Australian independent company Shock Entertainment Group today (March 10) disclosed its new management team.
Marcus Seal, co-director of marketing at Sony BMG Music Entertainment Australia for the past seven years, has been recruited to the role as chief executive officer.
Seal replaces Charles Caldas, who resigned from the company late last year citing the need for a change in lifestyle.
Meanwhile, long-time Shock GM Sam Clarke has been promoted to the newly-created role of chief operations officer.
David Williams and Frank Falvo, who founded Shock in 1989 in a Melbourne terrace house as an import business, remain respectively chairman and vice chairman.
Williams said in a statement, “Shock’s roots are in the music and we have a team who are truly passionate about music, film and television. This fresh, enthusiastic, young team gives us a unique opportunity to launch the next exciting chapter for Shock.”
Board member Tim Janes is promoted from head of marketing and promotions to GM, music and DVD.
In other senior management moves, national sales manager Aaron Collier becomes GM of sales; international A&R manager Ian Bennett is upped to senior international artists & labels manager; and Andrew Gerardi moves from financial controller to chief financial officer.
Scott Harding, who joined in January from Sony BMG Australia, becomes senior DVD product & acquisitions manager.
Dave Laing, one of eight international label managers is named artists & label manager, while manager of the Australian music division Dave Peacock is becomes Australian artists manager.
National promotions manager Mishell Vremen, business affairs manager Marcus Fowler and IT manager Stuart McKenzie retain their previous titles.
Earlier this week, A&R director Nick Dunshea and finance director Vince Donato exited Shock to helm Mushroom Group chairman Michael Gudinski’s new label Liberator.
