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Ralph Peer II, the NMPA\u2019s newly elected board chair. Photo Credit: NMPA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
If you have a job shuffle to share, we\u2019re all ears. Send us a note to\u00a0news@digitalmusicnews.com. If you\u2019d like to post a job on our Job Board, just send us a request to\u00a0noah@digitalmusicnews.com. And, keep track of all the latest music industry hires\u00a0<\/span><\/em>here<\/span><\/em><\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Geary Yonker<\/a> has joined VuHaus Group as sponsorship director.<\/p>\n Peermusic executive chair Ralph Peer II has been elected chair of the National Music Publishers\u2019 Association\u2019s board. Additionally, Reservoir Media<\/a> founder and head Golnar Khosrowshahi has been elected vice chair.<\/p>\n As part of a brand-division expansion, Primary Wave<\/a> has brought on New York-based Camille Hackney, a longtime Warner Music exec, as head of brand partnerships. Also officially announced as part of the company is former Iconoclast higher-up Bart Saunt, who joins as brand partnerships SVP in LA.<\/p>\n Lastly, Sam Sklover, who\u2019s been with Primary Wave in New York for over six years, is now VP of brand partnerships.<\/p>\n Polydor Label Group (PLG) has fired off eight promotions. First, Jodie Cammidge has become the unit\u2019s sole MD; according to his LinkedIn page, Stephen Hallowes, previously co-MD alongside Cammidge, is currently GM of Capitol Music Group.<\/p>\n Next, longtime UMG team member Paddy McLean has been boosted to GM of PLG. At 0207 Def Jam, Jade Bradshaw, most recently Polydor\u2019s marketing head, is now GM, while Chloe Kyei has been upped to senior marketing manager.<\/p>\n Elsewhere in the Polydor promotions, Helen Fleming (previously head of artist development) and Ali Tant (head of marketing) are both directors of marketing. Plus, Jamie Ahye has been elevated from senior marketing manager to head of pop marketing.<\/p>\n Closing at Chaos Records, more than eight-year UMG vet Silas Howison-Waughray has assumed a dual role as GM and director of dance marketing.<\/p>\n Musicinfra has welcomed<\/a> former Spotify songwriter- and publisher-partnerships head Jules Parker as chief business officer.<\/p>\n ADA chief of staff Sonali Mehta is set to begin as NPR Music\u2019s executive director this coming Monday, September 22nd.<\/p>\n Center for Sales Strategy CEO Matt Sunshine has been elected secretary of Country Radio Broadcasters\u2019 board. Additionally, Curb Records\u2019 RJ Meacham, KUZZ host Brent Michaels, country radio consultant Joel Raab, and VP John Shomby (Country\u2019s Radio Coach) have been reelected to third terms.<\/p>\n Next, three professionals have been newly elected to three-year terms: iHeartMedia\u2019s Ashley Layfield, Opry Entertainment Group\u2019s Jordan Pettit, and Big Loud\u2019s Stacy Waugh.<\/p>\n Lastly, signing on for one-year terms are Emily Cohen Belote (Amazon Music\u2019s country programming global lead), Tim Foisset (Spotify\u2019s head of label partnerships for Nashville and Canada), Damon Moberly<\/a>, and Greg Strassell (Hubbard Radio\u2019s programming EVP).<\/p>\n Dee Doers, who joined iHeartMedia<\/a> in 2022, has been boosted to area president for the Mid-North. In the position, he\u2019ll oversee operations for six markets across Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n Peermusic has named Dave Ayers (formerly with Hipgnosis<\/a>) EVP of A&R.<\/p>\n Longtime Kobalt creative SVP Miller Williams is officially emPawa Publishing\u2019s head.<\/p>\n Concord Label Group has promoted six-year team member Fred Gillham to COO.<\/p>\n Charly Salvatore\u2019s Underscore Works has added five-year Big Machine vet Athena Puharic as head of digital.<\/p>\n Capitol has confirmed Sony Music Publishing vet Ian Holder and Tariq Stewart<\/a> as A&R SVPs.<\/p>\nVuHaus Group<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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