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Richard Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate who co-founded the Virgin Group in 1970, and, as of 2016, controlled five companies.
Simon Cowell
Simon Phillip Cowell is an English television personality, record executive, and entrepreneur. He has judged on the British television talent competition shows Pop Idol (2001–2003), The X Factor, and Britain's Got Talent (2007–present), as well as the American television talent competition shows American Idol (2002–2010), The X Factor (2011–2013), and America's Got Talent (2016–present). Cowell founded the British entertainment company Syco Entertainment in 2005, as well as its defunct predecessor, Syco Music in 2002.
Trevor Horn
British record producer and musician
Neil Aspinall
Road manager, personal assistant, producer, executive (1941–2008)
John Miles
British racing driver
Tinchy Stryder
Ghanaian-British rapper, singer-songwriter and entrepreneur (born 1986)
Chris Blackwell
English record producer
Tony Wilson
British record producer (1950-2007)
Derek Taylor
British music executive (1932-1997)
Feargal Sharkey
Northern Irish singer, leader of The Undertones
Chris Cutler
English percussionist, composer, lyricist and music theorist
Gilles Peterson
French-Swiss DJ, record producer and radio presenter
Alan McGee
Scottish music industry executive
Lew Grade
British media proprietor and impresario (1906–1998)
Dick James
British music publisher (1920–1986)
Geoff Travis
British businessman
Clive Calder
South African-born British businessman
Lucian Grainge
British music executive
Terry Ellis
British record producer, music executive
Alfred Clark
Anglo-American pioneer of cinema and gramophone and collector of ceramics
Alan Erasmus
British music executive
Teriy Keys
businessman, investor, and musician
Charles Allen
businessman (born 1957)
Amanda Ghost
British songwriter
Sam Cutler
American music executive