Kim Clarke Joins Audio Network as CFO

Kim Clarke Joins Audio Network as CFO

LONDON, February 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --




- Clarke joins music group as they enter next phase of growth and will
oversee implementation of new systems and technology
- She previously held senior roles at Electronic Arts and Skype/Microsoft


Audio Network, the international music group specialising in music for television,
film and video, is delighted to announce the appointment of Kim Clarke as its new CFO.
Clarke will play a key role as the company enters its next phase of international growth
and implements an upgrade of its technology, systems and processes.



Having trained as a Certified Public Accountant with PwC, Clarke brings extensive
experience from the global digital content and software sectors. Having previously held
Director roles at Electronic Arts in her native America in 2005, she joined
Skype/Microsoft in 2011 in the role of Finance Director in their Application and Services
Group.



Kim Clarke said: "I am very excited to be joining a company that has consistently
delivered years of profitable growth and maintained a culture to deliver the highest
standards of both customer service and music content. I'm looking forward to working with
the management team as the group enters its next phase of growth."



Robert Hurst, CEO and Co-founder said: "We are thrilled to have Kim on board. Her
appointment to the management team signifies our determination to strengthen the team,
technology and systems that underpin our business. As a company we remain focused on
enhancing our customers' experience whilst retaining the innovative and creative force
behind the company's success to date."



Listed as one of the UK's fastest growing companies in the Sunday Times Tech Track
100; 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the Sunday Times Profit Track 100, 2013 and 2014, Audio
Network has also received the Queen's Award for Enterprise for both Innovation
(Technology), 2008 and International Trade, 2012. In January this year it announced the
opening of its new Manchester (UK) office as part of its global expansion plans that aims
to offer content producers around the world local support, service and advice.



About Audio Network:



With a catalogue of over 80,000 original music tracks from a team of over 600
composers, Audio Network offers a complete music solution by cutting through the
traditionally complex and costly processes of licensing music. All high quality tracks are
pre-cleared for multiple formats, for the world, forever through their website at
http://www.audionetwork.com



This approach allows producers to make content for international distribution and
emerging platforms without the need to go through the complicated and expensive process of
clearing individual tracks or re-versioning productions. The company supplies music to
some major international media clients, including BBC, HBO, MSN, MTV Networks, National
Geographic, Ogilvy, and Endemol.



Audio Network owns the rights to their extensive music catalogue which covers a full
range of music styles from large scale orchestral to hip hop and from country to rock.
This high quality music is created by its team of established international composers and
recorded by major orchestras and artistes including The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Dame
Evelyn Glennie OBE and the late Sir John Dankworth CBE



The company has grown its composer team, music catalogue and revenue from its music
services every year since its incorporation in 2001 at an average Compound Annual Growth
Rate (CAGR) in excess of 40% per annum. Stripes Group, a leading New York-based technology
and consumer-focused growth equity firm, acquired a 27% minority shareholding in Audio
Network in July 2013.



The group currently have offices in London, Manchester, New York, Los Angeles,
Toronto, Sydney, Amsterdam and Munich with sub publishers in territories covering France,
Spain, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Singapore and Malaysia, South Africa and the Middle East.




For Further Information Please Contact:
Andrea Zemmel
Tel: +44(0)20-7566-1441
Communications Manager
a.zemmel@audionetwork.com
54 St Johns Square
London EC1V 4JL


Audio Network


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