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\n\tEXCLUSIVE: <\/strong>UK agency YMU<\/a> Group has promoted five agents in its entertainment division.<\/p>\n \n\tMeghan Peterson, Jordan Johnson, Lauren Clark, and Nader Dehdashti were upped to Executive Director. The promotions are billed framed as \u201ca deliberate investment in the next generation of YMU leadership.\u201d <\/p>\n \n\tThe fifth appointment sees Claire Dundas has been promoted to Senior Executive Director, following more than 15 years in the division.<\/p>\n \n\tPeterson becomes Executive Director, Business and Operations; Johnson becomes Executive Director, Unscripted, Clark becomes Executive Director, Creators; and Nader Dehdashti becomes Executive Director, Growth and Innovation.<\/p>\n \n\tFurther up the chain at YMU Entertainment<\/a>, Melanie Rockcliffe continues in her role as Chair; and Paul Worsley and Darren Worsley stay as Chief Client Officer and Group Vice Chair respectively. YMU\u2019s entertainment clients include the likes of Ant and Dec, Simon Cowell and Graham Norton.<\/p>\n \n\tMary Bekhait, CEO of YMU Group and MD of the Entertainment division, said: \u201cMeghan, Jordan, Lauren and Nader are exactly the leaders this division needs right now \u2013 commercially driven, creatively sharp and deeply committed to our clients and to each other. I am delighted to give them this platform.<\/p>\n \n\tAlongside Claire, Melanie, Paul and Darren, whose experience and standing in this industry is second to none, we have built something I am very proud of. This is a team that will take YMU Entertainment to a new level.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe promotions come three months after YMU\u2019s MD of global entertainment, Lucy Loveridge, announced her exit<\/a>. She leaves this month after four years with the agency. Bekhait named herself interim MD in her stead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\tWatch on Deadline\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n