Paul Pacifico will exit the U.Okay.’s Affiliation of Impartial Music (AIM) on the finish of 2022, the group introduced Monday (Aug. 15). His departure coincides with the tip of his second three-year time period as CEO, which formally ends on Oct. 31, although he’ll stay within the position by means of the tip of the 12 months to make sure a easy transition.
Throughout his tenure, Pacifico led AIM by means of such earth-shattering chapters as Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic. He additionally oversaw the institution of a free Affiliate Membership tier and the launch of final 12 months’s free Future Independents on-line convention to foster entry to studying sources and networking alternatives for entrepreneurs and artists from numerous backgrounds.
Extra lately underneath Pacifico’s management, the group co-created a brand new MA Music Enterprise distance studying program with Middlesex College, which launched in July. AIM additionally partnered with the talents accreditation group CLOCK to award formal credit for on-the-job studying, good towards {qualifications} together with the Middlesex College MA.
In his first three-year time period as CEO, Pacifico spearheaded the transfer of the AIM Impartial Music Awards to The Roundhouse for its first public dwell present in 2019. Since then, he has expanded AIM’s program of occasions by introducing AIM Sync and Future Independents, whereas broadening the group’s community by growing the “Mates of AIM” and “Platinum Partnership” initiatives.
Different key achievements throughout Pacifico’s time as CEO embody the creation of AIM’s free variety and inclusion coaching program, EDI Degree-Up, and the initiation of the Music Local weather Pact, an effort to de-carbonize the worldwide recorded music business.
For his efforts, Pacifico was named a Billboard Worldwide Energy Participant earlier this 12 months.
Pacifico joined AIM in 2016 following stints as CEO of the U.Okay.’s Featured Artist Coalition and as founding president of the Worldwide Artist Organisation. All through, he has continued working as an affiliate professor at Berklee Valencia, in addition to a inventive director, session musician and featured artist.
“I got here to AIM six years in the past confronted with the problem to refresh it as probably the most energised and related voices in music to signify each the established but additionally the up-and-coming inventive entrepreneurs in our sector,” mentioned Pacifico in an announcement. “I really feel I’ve accomplished a lot of the work I got here to AIM to do and I’m proud to depart AIM able of big power for the way forward for the group, the members and the staff. I’m vastly grateful for the help from the group, my board and my unbelievable staff over the past six years, which has enabled me to ship on a lot of the promise AIM represents and to shine a lightweight on the colourful and progressive UK impartial music group. I look ahead to the street forward and the alternatives that little question await.”
Nadia Khan, chair of the AIM board, added, “It’s been a really rewarding expertise to work carefully with Paul and see first-hand his dedication to values-driven management, funding in selling open communication and constructing a tradition of equitable and clear management. AIM’s board, staff and membership are probably the most numerous they’ve ever been, we’ve got levelled out entry to sources and alternatives for inventive entrepreneurs, and Paul’s impression and legacy are towering embodiments of this. I’m actually unhappy to see him depart, and I want him the most effective in his future endeavours.”
