Paul Dempsey is Director of BBC Worldwide's Audio & Music business which was established at the beginning of 2007 to work closely with its counterpart, the BBC’s Audio & Music division to commercially exploit their programming, archive and brands. 

He oversees the BBC’s commercial Music business based in London comprising music licensing, publishing and content development as well as BBC Audiobooks and their sister company BBC Audiobooks America.   
 
Dempsey joined Worldwide in 1998 as UK Sales Director and became Managing Director of BBC Audiobooks in 2001.  Prior to that his background in sales and marketing included eight years at Mars Confectionery followed by two years as Sales Director of Frontline Ltd, Worldwide's magazine joint venture business.