The latest executive shuffles across the music industry…
ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) has elected Warner/Chappell Music Chairman & CEO Jon Platt to the ASCAP Board of Directors.
Warner Music Group (WMG) has elevated Aton Ben-Horin from Senior Director of Global A&R to Global Vice President, A&R. In his new role, Ben-Horin will be responsible for facilitating hit songs for Warner Music’s existing artists, guiding and communicating with Warner’s international A&R divisions, and finding new talent.
Elsewhere,
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has hired Ana Rosa Santiago as Vice President of Latin Music. Santiago will report to Alexandra Lioutikoff, UMPG’s Executive Vice President, Latin Music. Santiago will be responsible for signing and developing talent and working to create creative opportunities for UMPG’s songwriters as well as promoting UMPG’s Latin catalog.
Rhapsody/Napster have confirmed a major executive shuffle that include a round of layoffs. The news comes after reports of a possible closure of their San Francisco office. CEO Mike Davis says, ”as part of our plan to better position Rhapsody/Napster for long-term profitability and accelerated growth in a competitive global market, we have a new, streamlined structure for the company that unfortunately impacts a number of positions across our global offices.”
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