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
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
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
Ron Perry is the CEO and Chairman of Columbia Records. He is also the former President of SONGS Music Publishing, and was a partner of SONGS since 2004, when that company was founded. Perry has signed and developed the career of songwriters and artists such as XXXTentacion, Lorde, The Weeknd, Diplo, Major Lazer, Q-Tip, amongst … Continued
Monte Lipman is the founder and CEO of Universal Music Group-owned Republic Records. Lipman graduated from the University at Albany in 1986 and started his music industry career at Arista Records. He later worked as promotions executive at SBK, an EMI label, and also went on to work at Atlantic Records. In 1995 he started … Continued
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Amy Thomson is a former manager of some of the biggest electronic artists, including Swedish House Mafia, and Chief Catalog Officer of Hipgnosis Songs Fund. Thomson joined Hipgnosis Songs Fund in September 2020. Amy Thomson: Electronic music management veteran As CEO of ATM Artists, which she founded in 2004, Amy Thomson executed record releases, marketing … Continued
President & Chief Operating Officer of Republic Records
Avery Lipman is the co-founder, President & Chief Operating Officer of Universal Music Group-owned Republic Records. Lipman graduated from the University at Albany with a bachelor’s degree in English in 1988. His music business career started with Arista Records in 1988 as an assistant to Clive Davis. In 1991 he was appointed Business Administration Director … Continued
Steve Cooper is Chief Executive Officer of Warner Music Group (WMG), the home of Atlantic Records, Warner Records, Elektra Music Group and Warner Chappell Music, amongst others. He joined WMG in 2011 following the company’s $3.3bn acquisition by Access Industries. In addition to his role as CEO of WMG, Cooper is a member of the … Continued