The Japanese digital music library specialist, Melco Audio has appointed a new general manager for the UK.
Dan Raggett, the company’s UK sales manager has been promoted to general manager effective immediately and will be taking overall responsibility for Melco’s operations in a number of territories, with a focus on the UK.
Former general manager and Melco Audio brand ambassador, Alan Ainslie, who has been at the helm of the company in the UK for seven years, will now be heading up the brand’s distribution in the UK, with North America and parts of Europe following imminently, bringing valuable Melco expertise to Surrey-based distributor Audiophile Digital Music Masters (ADMM) in his new role as managing director.
Raggett joined Melco Audio in 2018 and was previously the southern area account manager for Naim Audio for three years, where he was responsible for Naim Audio and Focal in southern England.
“I am very proud and excited to be taking on this role for Melco; I certainly have some very big shoes to fill,” commented Dan Raggett. “I want to give great thanks to Alan Ainslie for all the advice, training and mentoring he has given me over the past 18 months.
“Although Alan is taking a well-deserved step back, we will be working very closely together for the foreseeable future. I would also like to thank Melco distributors and Melco retailers around Europe for helping me settle into the role. I look forward to helping Melco grow further in the years ahead.”
Ainslie added: “A project such as Melco is very much a team effort, involving lots of different engineering and commercial disciplines. Having spent a pleasant period of almost two years working with and coaching Dan, I am pleased that I can confidently hand over the reins, knowing that the Melco position can only continue to improve.
“Although I am standing down from the role of general manager, I will still be closely involved with the commercial side as I continue to run Audiophile Digital Music Masters (ADMM), the UK distributor for Melco,” he continued. “ADMM will soon be adding North America and some European territories to its Melco distribution, to ensure consistent branding and coordinated marketing activities, which will greatly help everyone.”