“I strongly believe in nurturing people and creating great team spirit, using enthusiasm, kindness and a healthy dose of humour — the world turns best when people have a happy environment, believe in what they do and are supported well.”
— Silvia Montello
Silvia Montello
Silvia is a seasoned music industry executive, with 30 years of marketing, commercial, business development and operational experience. She has worked for companies big and small - major corporations to small independent owned companies: Our Price Music, Gramophone Publications, PolyGram/Universal, the new BMG, Kobalt Music/AWAL and Blokur.
After graduating, Silvia started out as a record store assistant before working in a range of industry roles - from buying management to product/label and marketing management. Eventually, she reached the position of Divisional Marketing Director for Universal Music, and was latterly SVP Global Operations for BMG and AWAL respectively.
In her time in the industry, Silvia has hired, developed and managed a diverse range of colleagues, from junior assistant to SVP level. She previously co-chaired at Kobalt UK’s Wellbeing Group which aims to ensure a safe environment. In 2020, Silvia co-founded the label #remarQabl whose mission is to support and nurture new producer and songwriter talent from sectors traditionally marginalised in electronic music: female/female-identifying, ethnically diverse and lgbtq.