Sony/ATV’s UK head of A&R David Ventura has toasted the signing of songwriter Becky Hill, telling Music Week that the company’s global set-up is “perfect” for her development.

Hill’s signature marks the culmination of four years’ work on Ventura and Sony/ATV’s part to bring Hill into the company’s ranks.

Among her co-writer and performance credits are Wilkinson’s UK Top 10 single Afterglow and No.1 single Gecko (Overdrive), which she co-wrote with Dutch DJ Oliver Heldens and UK artist and record ...