Longtime AIM employee Lara Baker has been promoted to the position of marketing and events director. In her new role, she will contribute to the strategic direction of the organisation while continuing to deliver its well-known events, including the annual Independent Music Awards, which return on September 6.

Speaking to Music Week, Baker said: “I’m going to be doing everything that I already do: growing the events and marketing programme and growing the awards. But I’ll also be ...