arily lead to an offer for the business, and that any offer made may not be at a level acceptable to shareholders. Phillips was previously chairman and chief executive of Warner Music UK. Prior to that he was managing director and chairman of Universal Music UK.

Randy Klein has joined Zuffa LLC as the new vice president of licensing and merchandising. Klein will be responsible for building and maintaining the brand image of The Ultimate Fighting Championship, World Extreme Cagefighting, PRIDE, and other company-owned brands. Before joining Zuffa, LLC, Klein was head of domestic licensing for DreamWorks Animation.

cmi (Colonial Mills Inc.), a leading manufacturer of braided-texture area rugs, has appointed Roy Evans to the position of vice president of sales and marketing. Evans will be responsible for the company’s entire sales and marketing function.

Scholastic has named Joanne Ruelos senior editor, licensed publishing. She was previously with McGraw Hill.