John Kennedy (lawyer)

John Kennedy (lawyer)

John Kennedy (born in London UK in 1953) is a British entertainment lawyer whose career has been largely in the record industry.

Career

Having held directorships in Phonogram (now Mercury UK) from 1978 and in CBS Records UK from 1979 John Kennedy co-founded the entertainment law firm JP Kennedy & Co in 1984. In 1996 he became head of PolyGram UK, remaining head of UK Operations when PolyGram UK merged with Universal Music. From 2001 to 2004 he was Chairman and CEO of Universal Music (UK) Ltd. In 2004, he was elected president of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. He was one of the co-producers of Band Aid and Live Aid events. [http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/20040913a.html]

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