Darryl Watts has been promoted to Creative Director at Universal Music Publishing with immediate effect.

Watts, whose previous position was Creative Manager/Senior A&R Manager, has been responsible for signing artists and songwriters such as Bastille and TMS, as well as the catalogues of Joy Division and Johnny Marr, among many others.

In this new senior position, Watts continues to play a key role in the UK A&R team as well as leading the UK song-plugging and creative team. He will continue ...