
Director of Digital, Beggars Group (AUS)
Previously a musician, remixer, engineer, producer and promoter, Simon Wheeler has been with the Beggars Group since 1990. Simon started working with online distribution in 1997 - licensing the entire group’s catalogue for download - and has since worked with almost every significant entity in digital media.
He is chairman of AIM's New Media Committee in the UK and has spoken around the world on digital music and media.
Simon is focused on keeping the Beggars Group of labels at the forefront of all new technologies to deliver its award-winning roster of artists to the widest possible audience.