He relaunched Parlophone in the early 1990s, and as the label's managing director, was involved with Radiohead, Blur, Pet Shop Boys, Foo Fighters, Queen, Tina Turner and Paul McCartney.

In 1998, he was promoted to the role of Chairman & CEO EMI Music UK, leading all of the company's UK labels, including Capitol, EMI, Virgin, Chrysalis and Parlophone, as well as the company's recording studios Olympic, Townhouse and the Abbey Road Studios.

During this time, he worked with artists such as Robbie Williams, Coldplay, Kylie Minogue, Lily Allen, Norah Jones, Gorillaz, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, among others.

[6] He is a non-executive board director of BIMM[7] and additionally has commercial interests ranging from ethical ticketing to a vinyl record store.

In June 2011, he was appointed a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the UK music industry.