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Dr Jo Twist OBE to step down as Ukie CEO and join BPI
Ukie CEO Dr Jo Twist OBE has announced she is to step down from her role to join the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) as CEO.Discussing her departure and 11 years at the company, Ukie Chair Tim Woodley said: “Jo will be a hard act to replace and follow but this is an exciting juncture for Ukie and the industry. We obviously need to take time to find the right person to lead Ukie into the next stage of its journey.“Thankfully we are afforded the time to do this due to the high calibre of the Ukie senior management team and the entirety of the Ukie staff which Jo has galvanised.”Twist herself added: “I have enjoyed an incredible journey as CEO of Ukie, ensuring we are a future facing, inclusive trade association, which fully reflects and represents the amazingly innovative and creative sector we advocate on behalf of.“I want to thank the Ukie Board members past and present with whom I have had the great pleasure of working, but without a doubt, the Ukie team past and present deserve all the thanks for being a brilliant, creative, dedicated group of people who will continue to thrive under new leadership.
