Maree Hamblion promoted to EVP, A&R and Creative, Australia and New Zealand, at Universal Music Publishing

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has promoted Maree Hamblion to Executive Vice President, A&R and Creative, for Australia and New Zealand. She will lead the company’s creative and talent development work across both markets, with the aim of strengthening the region as a source of songwriters and artists with global opportunities.

Hamblion joined UMPG in 2024 as Senior Vice President, A&R. Since then, she has signed artists and writers including Tones and I, Benny Morrell and Esha Tewari, and established several publishing joint ventures. In her expanded role, she will also oversee a new writing room and content space alongside UMPG’s existing LVL 4 recording studio; the company has not specified the territories covered by its Tones and I deal.