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BPI, OBE, MR. ALPHABET SOUP

9/9/16

The BPI’s Annual General Meeting, which took place Wednesday in London, drew over 200 record label and industry guests, plus a professional photographer, who was paid handsomely to snap these two photo ops…

BPI Chief Exec Geoff Taylor (far left) and Chairman Ged Doherty (far right) flank newly elected board candidates Stephen King and Katy Ellis.

John Craig OBE, who is standing down from the BPI Council after 28 years' service, is presented with framed lyrics and music to his favourite composition, Rodgers & Hart’s classic “Manhattan,” by Ged Doherty, just before an a cappella performance of the standard by the BRIT School Choir, whose members pose with the honouree and, uhm, honouror.