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Stacey Tang

Co-President, RCA UK

Stacey Tang is a prominent British music executive, widely recognized for her influential role in shaping the UK music industry through innovative artist development and strategic leadership. As of 2025, Tang serves as Co-President of RCA Records UK, a key label within Sony Music Entertainment, where she continues to drive the evolution of the British … Continued

Mike Caren

Founder, APG

Mike Caren is the Founder and CEO of Artist Partner Group (APG), a recorded music company, as well as the Founder of Artist Publishing Group, a music publishing company. He has established himself as one of the music industry’s most successful A&R executives and entrepreneurs. Throughout his career, Caren has worked with chart-topping artists including … Continued

Michelle Jubelirer

Chair & CEO, Capitol Music Group

Michelle Jubelirer was named CEO of Capitol Music Group in late 2021, stepping up from her prior role as President of the label group

Lee Parsons

CEO, Ditto Music and Opulous

Ditto Music, a distribution and label services company, was co-founded by Lee Parsons and his brother Matt Parsons in 2007

Kenny Gates

Co-founder and CEO, [PIAS]

Kenny Gates is the Co-Founder, Co-Owner, and Co-President of [PIAS], which is headquartered in both London, England and Brussels, Belgium. Gates was just 19 year old when he co-founded [PIAS] in the early eighties. The initial plan for [PIAS] was to be a record importation company, however, the firm later pivoted to distribution and services … Continued

John Josephson

Chairman and CEO, SESAC

John Josephson is Chairman and CEO of Nashville-headquartered SESAC Inc. He has also served as Director of the company since 1992. John Josephson: Career history After wrapping up his education at Harvard Business School, John Josephson headed to the investment bank Allen & Co. He served as a Managing Director for the firm, dealing with … Continued

Sipho Dlamini

President, Africa & Middle East at gamma

Sipho Dlamini is President, Africa & Middle East at gamma, a music company founded by Larry Jackson, the US-based A&R impresario, and a former Global Creative Director at Apple. He joined gamma in May 2023. Dlamini is the former CEO of Universal Music South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. He joined UMG in 2016. Dlamini is credited … Continued

Gregg Nadel

President

Gregg Nadel is Co-President of Elektra Music Group

Diego Farias

CEO

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

David Ventura

President & Co-Managing Director UK, and Senior Vice President, International

As a renowned music publishing executive, David Ventura has signed or worked with the likes of Clean Bandit, Martin Solveig, Passenger, Kygo, Jorja Smith, Sigrid, Becky Hill, Camelphat and Skepta

Conrad Withey

CEO

Conrad Withey is an AI and A&R expert who has worked with the likes of Hugh Laurie and LadBaby

Christian Tattersfield

Founder

Christian Tattersfield has worked with artists including Biffy Clyro, The 1975, Damien Rice, Birdy, Freya Ridings, David Gray and more

Chris Taylor

Global President, Music

Chris Taylor is the Global President, Music at Entertainment One, as well as a renowned music lawyer who has worked with the likes of Drake, Nelly Furtado, Avril Lavigne and more

Chris Meehan

Founder & CEO

Chris Meehan is the Founder and CEO of publisher Sentric Music

Chris Lombardi

Founder

As the Founder of Matador Records, Chris Lombardi has worked with artists including Queens Of The Stone Age, Liz Phair, Interpol, Belle & Sebastian, Kurt Vile, Savages, and Cat Power

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Justin Kalifowitz

CEO, Downtown Music Holdings

Justin Kalifowitz is CEO of Downtowm Music Holdings, based in New York

Peter Edge

CEO and Chairman, RCA Records

British-born executive Peter Edge is CEO and Chairman of RCA Records, which works with artists such as Khalid, Childish Gambino, H.E.R, P!nk and Justin Timberlake. Edge was named President of A&R, RCA Music Group (RMG), since 2007. Sony Music became the parent company of RCA Music Group in 2011 which at the time included Arista, … Continued