Stapleton was most recently SVP/Global Business Development And Strategy, working closely with the Partner Development, Business Affairs and local and regional teams to identify strategic digital music distribution opportunities.
In his new role, Stapleton will work on initiatives with Sony‘s largest digital partners – think Spotify, Apple, Amazon, YouTube – to maximize revenue and growth on a worldwide basis.
He also will lead the Partner Development team with offices in London, Los Angeles and New York, where he will be based – and will be responsible for negotiating U.S., multi-territory, and global deals with both new and existing partners to grow SME’s digital business.
“Andre’s proven experience in business development across the digital music sector, coupled with strong relationships with our partners, will be instrumental.”
Mark Piibe, Sony Music
“Andrew is ideally suited to take on this key position as our digital partnerships propel SME’s business as a whole to evermore solid growth,” said Sony Music Entertainmet’s EVP/Global Business Development And Digital Strategy Mark Piibe.
“His proven experience in business development across the digital music sector, coupled with strong relationships with our partners, will be instrumental as we continue to develop new business models that benefit our artists and labels across a wide variety of platforms and territories.
Before becoming SVP/Global Business Development And Strategy at Sony, Stapleton spent three years as VP/Global Business Development at the company.
He was also Sr; Dir./International Digital Business Development, and Dir./International Digital Business Development.Music Business Worldwide
