Longtime music business executive Charlie Dilks has been named managing director U.K. at AVL Digital’s label services company DashGo, the company announced Friday (Jan. 31). He hails from Songtradr, where he oversaw all commercial music as senior vp.

“DashGo’s strengths will prove ever more valuable in our rapidly changing marketplace in the coming years,” said Dilks in a statement. “A well-versed distribution partner like DashGo that brings a lot of ideas and relationships to the table is going to be increasingly essential to success.”

Dilks previously worked in A&R at BMG Music in the U.K., led A&R at Bonnier Music for the Nordic territories and served as head of membership for ASCAP in the U.K. and Europe.

In his own statement, DashGo president Ben Patterson highlighted Dilks’ “extensive industry background” in music and technology. “After adding representatives in Japan and India in 2019,” he continued. “we know that for DashGo to excel in the UK we need a local team that can address the unique needs of the market in order to meet our own expectations for true white-glove distribution services."