Brian McLaughlin, Esq

Career: HMV Gp plc: joined as first asst Portsmouth branch 1968, mangr Portsmouth 1971, mangr Leeds 1974, northern area mangr 1976, gen mangr of ops May 1980, ops dir and memb Bd HMV UK Nov 1980, oversaw launch of Oxford St branch (world's largest record store at the time) 1986, md HMV UK Ltd 1987-1996, md HMV Europe 1996-2001, acting md Waterstone's 2001, 2003-04 and 2004-06, chief operating offr 2001-05, non-exec dir 2006, conslt 2006-07; dir Pangbourne & Goring Properties Ltd 2006-, chm Starlight Events Ltd 2011-; chm Br Assoc of Record Dealers 1992-94 and 1998-2000, dir Music Industry Tst 2005-; chm Football Extravaganza 1996-; memb Music Industry Forum DCMS 1998; chm Fundraising Ctee Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Centre 2005-08, govr Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy 2006-; govr BRIT Sch 2001; Strat Award Music Week Awards 1996, Man of the Year Music Industry Tsts 2001