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Bob Valentine

CEO, Concord

Bob Valentine is a music business veteran and, since July 2023, the CEO of Concord. Prior to becoming CEO of Concord, Valentine was President of the Nashville-headquartered music company, which operates across music publishing, recorded music, and theatricals. Bob Valentine: Career history Bob Valentine joined Norman Lear’s Act III Communications in 1999 when it acquired … Continued

Thomas Coesfeld

CEO, BMG

Coesfeld was previously Chief Financial Officer of BMG from April 2021, and before that was Deputy Chief Financial Officer of BMG from October 2020.

Denis Ladegaillerie

CEO

Denis Ladegaillerie is the Founder and CEO of Paris-headquartered distribution and services company Believe. He co-founded the company in 2005. Denis Ladegaillerie: Career beginnings Denis Ladegaillerie passed the New York Bar in 1997 and started his career as Business Lawyer at Shearman & Sterling, where he practiced until 2000. Ladegaillerie then joined the financial department … Continued

Larry Mestel

CEO, Primary Wave Music

Before founding Primary Wave in 2006, Larry Mestel held positions at Island Entertainment Group, Arista Records, and Virgin Records

Sir Lucian Grainge

Chairman & CEO, Universal Music Group

British executive Sir Lucian Grainge was knighted in 2016

Michael Nash

EVP, Digital Strategy, Universal Music Group

Michael Nash is the Executive Vice President of Digital Strategy at Los Angeles-headquartered Universal Music Group. He previously ran digital strategy at Warner Music Group. Nash has also served as Director of the Criterion Collection. Michael Nash: Career history Michael Nash began his career as a Media Arts Curator at the Long Beach Museum of … Continued

Len Blavatnik

Founder, Access Industries

Len Blavatnik is the Founder and Chairman of the New York, NY-headquartered Access Industries Blavatnik and Access Industries’ focus is deploying long-term capital to companies. Access Industries entertainment holdings include Warner Music Group, DAZN, and Deezer. Blavatnik has a reported net worth in the region of approximately USD $33 billion. Len Blavatnik: Career history Len … Continued

Daniel Ek

Executive Chairman, Spotify

The Daniel Ek story – from Advertigo to uTorrent and, ultimately, Spotify becoming worth tens of billions of dollars

Diego Farias

CEO

Diego Farias is the Founder and CEO of distributer and label start-up Amuse

Jamie Oborne

Founder, Dirty Hit Records/All On Red Management

Jamie Oborne is the founder of UK-based independent record label Dirty Hit and management company All On Red Management. Oborne launched Dirty Hit in 2009 alongside co-founders Brian Smith and the late Ugo Ehiogu. Growing up in Islington (London) and East Barnet, Oborne initially embarked on a career as a performing artist in his late … Continued

Rob Stringer

CEO, Sony Music Entertainment / Chairman, Sony Music Group

In Rob Stringer’s youth, growing up in Aylesbury, UK, he had two passions: music, and Luton Town Football Club. Today, not a whole lot has changed. As Chairman of Sony Music Group, Stringer, based in New York, has an artist-friendly reputation, working closely with modern icons including Adele, Beyoncé, Bob Dylan, Harry Styles, and many … Continued

Lyor Cohen

Head of Music, YouTube

Prior to taking his position at YouTube, Lyor Cohen worked on the label side of the music industry at companies including Warner Music, Def Jam, Island Def Jam, and 300 Entertainment

Jody Gerson

Chair and CEO, Universal Music Publishing Group

Jody Gerson is the CEO and Chair of Santa Monica-headquartered Universal Music Publishing Group. Gerson joined UMPG in 2015, having previously operated as Co-President of Sony/ATV Music Publishing. In doing so, she became the first woman to run and chair a major global music company. Jody Gerson: Career History Jody Gerson began her career at … Continued

Steve Cooper

Former CEO of Warner Music Group

Steve Cooper is the former Chief Executive Officer of Warner Music Group (WMG), the home of Atlantic Records, Warner Records, Elektra Music Group and Warner Chappell Music, amongst others. Cooper joined WMG in August 2011 following the company’s acquisition by Access Industries in an all-cash transaction valued at $3.3 billion. Back then, he was described as a corporate “turnaround guru” who … Continued

Amy Thomson

CEO of ATM Catalog Management Services

Amy Thomson is CEO of ATM Catalog Management Services. Thomson is a former manager of some of the world’s biggest electronic artists, including Swedish House Mafia, and a former Chief Catalog Officer of Hipgnosis Songs Fund. Thomson joined Hipgnosis Songs Fund in September 2020, but later left the Hipgnosis group in 2022. Amy Thomson: Electronic … Continued

David Joseph

CEO, Royal Society of Arts

David Joseph CBE is also the former Chairman & CEO of Universal Music UK

Oliver Schusser

Oliver Schusser is the Vice President of Apple Music & International Content at the Cupertino, CA-headquartered Apple Inc. He began his entertainment career at Universal Studios Television. Schusser has worked at Apple in various capacities since 2004. Oliver Schusser: Career history Oliver Schusser started out his career in entertainment when he was hired as the … Continued

Denzyl Feigelson

Founder & CEO

Denzyl Feigelson is a renowned music exec who has helped artists including Billie Eilish, Stefflon Don and Jorja Smith at the beginning of their careers