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Warner Records A&R EVP Jeff Sosnow, who now doubles as president of Reprise Records. Photo Credit: Warner Music Group<\/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 Warner Music Group has announced a number of promotions and shifts across several divisions. At Warner Classics & Erato, Alain Lanceron will transition from president to chairman emeritus on January 1st.<\/p>\n Nonesuch Records president David Bither, for his part, is expanding \u201chis role to add oversight of Warner Classics & Erato to his responsibilities,\u201d with longtime WMG higher-up Markus Petersen becoming Warner Classics\u2019 first EVP and GM.<\/p>\n Next, Warner Chappell \u201chas unified its global sync operations\u201d around EVP of global sync and media Rich Robinson, who will oversee the publisher\u2019s frontline, catalog, production music, and audio asset teams.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, 10 have been elevated at Warner Music Australasia and Southeast Asia<\/a>, where Alex Young (now Australasia\u2019s VP of domestic artists) and Dan Ellis (international artist strategy VP for Australasia and SE Asia alike) are expected to \u201chelp drive\u201d the new leadership structure.<\/p>\n Rounding out the list of promoted professionals are Charlotte Kindred (Australasia\u2019s head of domestic artist strategy), Sarah Thomas (artist relations and promotions manager for Australasia export), Lucy Baker (head of PR, artist relations, and wellbeing for Australia and New Zealand), Jordon Dionatos (Australasia\u2019s international artist strategy lead), Lisan Yee (Southeast Asia\u2019s international artist strategy lead), Manny Kupelian (head of creator strategy), Mat Buck (GM for streaming, social, and community), and Luke Vespa (streaming and partnerships lead).<\/p>\n Lastly, Warner Records A&R EVP Jeff Sosnow has been tapped to simultaneously serve as Reprise Records\u2019 president, and Warner Music India\u2019s Divo <\/a>today appointed Ashok Parwani (formerly with Sony Music India) head of music.<\/p>\n Creative Artists Agency has also revealed multiple promotions in its music division, where Carly Damelio (a six-year CAA vet), Ella Fernandez (four years), and Todd Matsumoto (five years) have all been upped to executive.<\/p>\n Additionally, CAA has boosted Jack Belkin, Rhys France, and Sydney Weltman to agent.<\/p>\n Universal Music Group UK has named Rebecca Allen chief artist and strategy officer. In the newly created role, the longtime Decca exec will connect various label \u201cteams to ensure artists benefit from the unique breadth and scope of opportunities at\u201d the major.<\/p>\n Believe has acquired Darya Pourshasb\u2019s ampd Method and welcomed the former Spotify exec as chief marketing officer.<\/p>\n Shiest Bubz<\/a> has signed on as Babygrande Records\u2019 A&R VP.<\/p>\n Paragon\u00a0has brought on Geary Yonker as a sponsorship consultant; the radio sales vet will remain VuHaus Group\u2019s sponsorship director as well.<\/p>\n Longtime Peermusic UK royalties exec Rick Lansdell has joined Bucks Music as COO, succeeding the retired Shaun Hendry.<\/p>\n Additionally, Bucks has unveiled six promotions, bumping: Flash Taylor to international A&R head; James Paterson to UK A&R head for BDi Music as well as Bucks proper; Rhiannon Bramley to senior A&R for Bucks and BDi; Maria McDonald<\/a> to international copyright manager;\u00a0Sevana Mehrunnesa to UK copyright manager; and Andrea Loizidou to sync executive.<\/p>\n In South Africa, UMG\u2019s Virgin Music has upped Nicole Thomas from co-country manager to MD. And Thomas has confirmed the elevation of Gareth Wilson (to GM), Nicola Chadwick (head of business affairs and royalties), Hlompho Motana (senior business development manager), and Waide Lemos (head of label operations).<\/p>\n The ASCAP Foundation has confirmed New York Composers Circle co-founder Patricia Leonard as executive director.<\/p>\n After more than a quarter century with [PIAS]<\/a>, COO and CFO Nick Hartley is preparing to retire from both roles as well as the board on December 31st.<\/p>\n Ollie Wards, who\u2019s been TikTok Australia and New Zealand\u2019s music director since 2020, is departing<\/a> the company and will be \u201copen for business\u201d in the new year.<\/p>\nWMG<\/h4>\n
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UMG UK<\/h4>\n
Believe<\/h4>\n
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Virgin Music Group<\/h4>\n
ASCAP Foundation<\/h4>\n
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TikTok<\/h4>\n