Only days after announcing her departure from WME, Lucy Dickins has been named a managing director at Creative Artists Agency (CAA).
Dickins, who had been global head of contemporary music and touring at WME, will begin at CAA in mid-April with more details on her new role forthcoming, as well as the artists she will be representing. She will be based in the Los Angeles office.
“I’m really excited to be joining CAA,” Dickins said in a statement. “I’ve long admired the vision and leadership of the company and the incredible team behind it. What matters most to me is the opportunity to continue building deep creative partnerships with artists and helping them realize their ambitions on a global stage.”
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“Lucy is a tremendous business leader and exceptional agent, with a deep understanding of talent and what it takes to help them realize their most ambitious goals,” added CAA co-chairman and CEO Bryan Lourd. “She’s a dynamic, thoughtful and hands-on leader with invaluable global management experience, creativity, and strategic insight. We look forward to working with her across all divisions of our company.”
Dickins’ arrival does not affect the current leadership of Darryl Eaton, Emma Banks and Rick Roskin as co-heads of global touring. They assumed those roles in June 2024, overseeing more than 300 staffers.
Dickins, who is on Billboard’s Global Power Players list, grew up in the industry in London, joining her father Barry Dickins’ International Talent Booking agency in 1999.She started with WME in 2019 and moved to the U.S. in 2022.
In her departure memo, WME co‑chairman Christian Muirhead praised Dickins’ impact across two continents, crediting her with revitalizing WME’s London office before stepping into the top music role in Los Angeles during “one of the most disruptive periods in the live music business.” Muirhead credited Dickins with “re‑energiz[ing] our presence in London, built a strong team, and solidified WME’s leadership in the region.”
In January, WME’s head of international touring Tony Goldring joined CAA as an agent in the global touring division, while in February, WME co-head of its pop division David Bradley joined CAA.