ED LEAVES ARIA

Further to his departure as the CEO of Warner Music earlier this week comes news through moments ago from ARIA that Ed St.John will also step aside from his role as the Chairman of the Australian Recording Industry Association, effective immediately.
In a statement, Mr St.John said, "I’d like to take this opportunity to thank ARIA’s CEO, Stephen Peach, and my fellow Board members for their tremendous support during my time on the ARIA Board and as Chair. I am very proud of what we achieved in this time, particularly the increase in stature of both the ARIA Awards and Hall Of Fame. Our mandate has always been to advance our artists and industry rights to achieve a healthy industry that provides Australian music fans with exciting music entertainment and it’s a challenge we have continued to meet. It’s time now to hand over the reins."
The ARIA board will meet shortly to discuss his replacement.