YMU Announce Chris Dempsey as UK Managing Director

08 December 2021 - Press release

International artist management company YMU has announced the promotion of Chris Dempsey to the position of UK Managing Director.

Based in London Chris, whose appointment is effective immediately, will report jointly to Matt Colon, Global President of the company’s music division and Mary Bekhait, Group CEO of YMU. 

Chris joined YMU in 2014 as a Director and during his time at the company has overseen the careers of Take That, Gary Barlow, James Arthur, Dan Caplen and Emily Burns among others. 

Prior to joining YMU Chris was Senior Marketing Manager at Sony Music Entertainment working at Columbia and Epic Records with the likes of Manic Street Preachers, Foster The People and Meghan Trainor.

Outlining his vison for YMU UK Chris said, “These are exciting times for YMU. We are committed to continued investment in our services teams across digital, streaming, commercial/brands and IP to generate more opportunities globally and provide our clients with the best expertise. We have a first class award winning management team, we’re ambitious and committed to being at the vanguard of artist discovery, breaking new talent and innovation for all our clients.”

Founded in 1984, YMU (formerly JGG) is the leading management company for clients in sport, music and entertainment. With offices in LA, London, Washington, New York and Manchester the company is committed to providing emotionally and financially intelligent career advice to elite clients across the world. Tailored to individual client's needs YMU provides the skills and experience to offer a depth of knowledge to maximise opportunities and sustain long-term career goals. Artists represented by YMU include James Arthur, Years & Years, MNEK, Blink 182, Lloyiso, Hannah Wants, Mark Ralph, Gary Barlow, Clean Bandit, Take That, Steve Aoki, Kurupt FM, and Danny Howard among others.

Matt Colon said, “This promotion is well deserved and recognizes the hugely important role Chris plays within our team. His experience, insight and leadership qualities will help us enormously as we continue to grow YMU into a formidable global presence. “

Chris Dempsey said, “I’m delighted to take on this role to build on what is already a formidable music management division with a strong team and an incredible roster. It is a great opportunity to take things to the next level.”