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Harmen Hemminga, Merlin\u2019s VP of business development. Photo Credit: Merlin<\/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 WSP\u2019s Ruth Bailey<\/a> has joined the SEC board as an independent non-executive director, and Peter Haggarty, currently the University of Glasgow\u2019s executive director of estates, has signed on as director of development and infrastructure.<\/p>\n Merlin has welcomed Downtown vet Harmen Hemminga as VP of business development.<\/p>\n Former Roku and Apple marketing exec Sweta Patel<\/a> is now AXS\u2019 chief marketing officer.<\/p>\n Artists First has launched a music division with Title 9 founder Carmen Murray<\/a> at the helm.<\/p>\n The California Copyright Conference has announced its 2026-27 officers and board. On the officers side, Clearly Music founder Jonathan Lane is president; Bardic Inspiration owner Sarah Brockman<\/a> is VP; SESAC film\/TV director Alexandra Guzman is treasurer; James Jacoby<\/a> (who handles music contract administration at Disney Entertainment Television) is secretary; and beatBread publishing royalty manager Janelle Hawkes is assistant secretary.<\/p>\n Additionally, the trade organization\u2019s newly elected board members are Kenneth Buchanan (Disney Music Group) and Dan Goldstein (Angry Mob).<\/p>\n Rounding out the board are Tara Austin (Austintatious Tunes); Rhonda Bedikian (Heavy Harmony); HIMA nominee<\/a> Brandon Jarrett; Wayne Josel (ASCAP); Jack Mangikyan (Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman); Kristina Benson (Sweet on Top); Reggie Calloway (Sound Royalties); former BMI team member Cheryl Dickerson; Lily Kline-Koenig (BMG); Melanie Santa Rosa (Third Side); and Patrick Smith (Peermusic).<\/p>\n Four months and change after wrapping<\/a> its Downtown Music acquisition, VMG has unveiled a \u201cnew global and regional leadership team.\u201d<\/p>\n First, six \u201cregional leaders\u201d will report to VMG co-CEOs J.T. Myers and Nat Pastor. Jacqueline Saturn remains president of North America and EVP of global artist relations; four-year FUGA vet Sarah Landy will report to Saturn as North America\u2019s business development SVP.<\/p>\n Next, longtime UMG exec Victor Gonz\u00e1lez is leading VMG\u2019s operations in Latin America as president while overseeing U.S. Latin and Spain as well.<\/p>\n Cris Garcia Falc\u00e3o is still Virgin\u2019s president in Brazil and Portugal; Renato Vanzella, previously FUGA\u2019s LATAM GM, will report to Falc\u00e3o as Brazil\u2019s MD. Similarly, Nick Roden continues as Virgin\u2019s Europe president, and Liz Northeast, a FUGA higher-up of over five years, has been appointed SVP and GM in Europe.<\/p>\n Lastly, on the regional leader side, Nathan McLay remains MD in Australia and New Zealand, with Michael Roe continuing as MD in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.<\/p>\n Regarding other new roles, former Downtown CTO Tom Allen has assumed the same position at Virgin; ex-FUGA president and COO Christiaan Kr\u00f6ner is VMG\u2019s global operations EVP; ex-Downtown CCO David Driessen is VMG\u2019s chief product officer; longtime Virgin exec Matt Sawin has been bumped to EVP of physical and direct-to-fan growth; and Downtown\u2019s Gareth Mellor is SVP of comms and brand strategy at VMG.<\/p>\n Former Downtown artist and label services president Ben Patterson, for his part, \u201cwill lead a new premier artist-focused enterprise in collaboration with\u201d VMG.<\/p>\n As for what\u2019s staying the same, Molly Neuman (CD Baby\u2019s president), Emily Stephenson (Downtown Music Publishing\u2019s president), Zack Gershen (VMG\u2019s EVP of global commercial and digital strategy), and Jeremy Kramer (VMG\u2019s global marketing EVP) will continue in their existing posts.<\/p>\n Former Hybe America<\/a> head Scooter Braun has exited Hybe\u2019s board but will reportedly continue advising the company.<\/p>\n Live Nation has added Terrapin Station Entertainment\u2019s Jonathan Shank<\/a> as global programming SVP.<\/p>\n TKO has elevated Megan Pavlovic <\/a>(who\u2019s been with the company for about two years) and Jordan Bernal (roughly four years) to artist manager. Additionally, management assistant Benjamin Sojka has been upped to publishing and internal ops manager.<\/p>\n Earth Music Agency booking agent Duncan Smith has joined ROAM as a senior agent.<\/p>\n Former FUGA audience engagement manager Candace Braude is now Green Tea\u2019s artist onboarding and success manager.<\/p>\n iHeartMedia\u2019s continuing to make layoffs, some impacting on-air talent<\/a>, as part of its $50 million cost-reduction plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n Spinnin\u2019 Records has formally boosted longtime WMG higher-up Marco Pantuso to GM and Frederick Pranger<\/a> (who joined the company in 2022) to A&R head.<\/p>\n <\/div>\nScottish Event Campus (SEC)<\/h4>\n
Merlin<\/h4>\n
AXS<\/h4>\n
Artists First<\/h4>\n
California Copyright Conference<\/h4>\n
Virgin Music Group (VMG)<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Hybe<\/h4>\n
Live Nation<\/h4>\n
TKO Artist Management<\/h4>\n
ROAM<\/h4>\n
Green Tea Distribution<\/h4>\n
iHeartMedia<\/h4>\n
WMG\/Spinnin\u2019 Records<\/h4>\n