29 Facts About Bhaskar Menon

Bhaskar Menon was a music industry executive of Indian origin.

Bhaskar Menon initially worked with The Gramophone Company of India Ltd.

Bhaskar Menon earned a master's degree from Christ Church, Oxford University, and joined EMI Limited in London.

Bhaskar Menon returned to London as divisional director and general manager of EMI Limited responsible for the group's interests and investments outside the UK.

Bhaskar Menon was concurrently appointed managing director of EMI International Services Limited with direct operating responsibility for companies in 25 countries.

Bhaskar Menon represented EMI on the boards of several subsidiary and associated companies, including Capitol Industries in the US and Toshiba EMI Limited in Japan.

Bhaskar Menon transferred to Los Angeles and was elected president and chief executive officer of Capitol Industries Inc.

Bhaskar Menon was chairman of EMI Films Inc and EMI Television Programs Inc.

Bhaskar Menon turned around the financially troubled Capitol EMI into a successful major player in the music industry.

Bhaskar Menon was a great team builder, he had a passion for music and he loved entertaining and hanging out with musicians.

Bhaskar Menon was born on 29 May 1934 in Trivandrum, in modern day state of Kerala in India, to Saraswathi and KRK Bhaskar Menon.

Bhaskar Menon's father, KRK Menon was a civil servant, who was independent India's first finance secretary.

Bhaskar Menon was exposed to music with the Indian classical music that he was exposed to from his mother's side.

Bhaskar Menon studied at The Doon School and earned his Master's degree in 1956 from Christ Church, Oxford.

Bhaskar Menon started his career with the British music record and publishing company, EMI, in 1956 after graduating from university.

Bhaskar Menon moved over to EMI's Indian subsidiary Gramophone Company of India in 1957 and went on to become its chairman in 1969.

When Thorn Electrical Industries and EMI joined to form Thorn EMI, one of the world's largest companies in their respective businesses, Bhaskar Menon was appointed director of the parent Board of the merged company at its inception in December 1979.

Bhaskar Menon remained chairman of EMI Music Worldwide and a director of the Thorn EMI plc Board until he retired from the Group in 1990.

Bhaskar Menon worked with classical performers like Yehudi Menuhin, Herbert von Karajan, Maria Callas, Ricardo Muti, Itzhak Perlman, and Daniel Barenboim.

Bhaskar Menon was headed by the legendary music industry figure, Bhaskar Menon, who'd presided over EMI during the rise of the Beatles.

In 1973, Bhaskar Menon played the central role in leading the promotion and marketing of Pink Floyd's album The Dark Side of the Moon.

Bhaskar Menon pushed for the songs, "Us and Them" and "Time" to be edited and released as singles for American radio.

Bhaskar Menon was featured in the documentary The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon.

Bhaskar Menon served as president of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, the trade association of the world recording industry, with 1,100 members and national groups in 71 countries.

Bhaskar Menon was elected to the newly created position of chairman of the board of the federation.

Bhaskar Menon was awarded the IFPI "Medal of Honor" in recognition of his services to the worldwide music industry.

Bhaskar Menon remained a director of the American Recording Industry Association, from 1971 to 1990.

In 1990, Bhaskar Menon was appointed to the rank of "Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" by the French Minister of Culture.

Bhaskar Menon died on 4 March 2021 and is survived by his wife and two sons.