EMI Group has hired Universal Music International's vice president of communications Amanda Conroy to become the public face of the company as it merges its music business with Warner.

Conroy, who joins today (Monday) as senior vice president corporate communications, re-places director of communications Jason Crisp, who briefly extended his 18-month term at the company to see through the EMI/Warner merger announcement but is now leaving to pursue new projects.

Conroy's move sees her reunited with EMI's US-based senior vice ...