HITCHMAN TAKES ON GLOBAL ROLE AT AWAL

AWAL President Paul Hitchman has been promoted to COO. Based in London, he will continue to report to CEO Lonny Olinick.

Hitchman will oversees the U.K. team and international offices alongside AWAL’s global operations and work closely with Olinick and AWAL’s senior management team on global strategy, development of the company’s artist roster and growth of the business worldwide. Hitchman will also manage relationships with The Orchard and SONY.

Said Olinick, “Since the day I started at AWAL, Paul has been the ultimate partner. He is an executive who balances strategic and visionary thinking with a unique ability to drive execution. His passion for AWAL, our teams and our artists is a driving force throughout our company. Paul has been essential to AWAL’s every success and I could not be more thrilled to continue our partnership as he steps into this new COO role.”

Hitchman joined AWAL as managing director in February 2012 through its acquisition by Kobalt. Since then, he's been responsible for a number of signings, including those of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Little Simz and Jungle.