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Emma Banks has been awarded the prestigious music industry Woman of the Year.  Emma who left Bedford High School in 1986 took her first steps in the music industry, drinking champagne with the Pogues, after she had booked them for Reading University rag week.  This first success led her to join the university's entertainment team, where she booked acts and organised shows.

There followed a pivotal interview with Ian Flooks of Wasted Talent, which got her started as a junior agent in 1990.  With no real training - her degree is in food science - she built up a portfolio of contacts and knowledge, working with the likes of U2, Kraftwerk, Texas and Crowded House.

When Wasted Telent merged with Fair Warning in 1994, Emma continued in that venture, which ultimately became Helter Skelter where she later became managing director.

A year ago she made a move with her long time colleague Mike Greek to set up the London Office for US Agency CAA where she works with a team of 2 people based in Hammersmith.