Universal Music has appointed Franck Villet as Chief Operating Officer Asia. He starts in the newly-created role this week.
Villet will become a key member of the UMG Asia leadership team, providing commercial, financial, strategic, operational and analytical insight to Greater China & South East Asia.
The exec has held COO/CFO roles with Activision Blizzard Inc/Vivendi Games in Asia and France, as General Manager for EA Mobile Singapore and most recently consulting digital and media interactive start up projects in Singapore and Germany.
Based in Hong Kong, UMG says that Villet will ‘play a key role in enterprising operational and commercial growth across the region’.
George Ash, President Universal Music Asia Pacific said: “Franck is a brilliant executive, with extensive knowledge and expertise across the greater Asian region and I am looking forward to working with Franck as he joins our regional management team.
“His immense skills in digital and media will be invaluable as we continue to evolve our company for the future entertainment industry”.
Vivendi recently highlighted China and India as two key growth markets for UMG over the coming five years.Music Business Worldwide
