2013

• May 21 ROB WELLS NAMED TO UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP’S EXECUTIVE BOARD
• May 14 SHAWN "PECAS" COSTNER PROMOTED TO EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, DEF JAM RECORDINGS
• May 13 SUNNY CHANG APPOINTED CHAIRMAN AND CEO GREATER CHINA
• May 13 UNIVERSAL MUSIC SOUTH EAST ASIA PRESIDENT SANDY MONTEIRO ADDS TO HIS RESPONSIBILITIES WITH THE NEW ROLE OF HEAD OF NEW BUSINESS, ASIA PACIFIC
• May 09 UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG) COMPLETES SALE OF EMI'S EUROPEAN STAKE IN NOW That's What I Call Music! TO SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
• May 08 BLUE NOTE RECORDS TO PARTNER WITH ARTISTSHARE TO CREATE BLUE NOTE/ARTISTSHARE
• May 07 UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP ACQUIRES CRITERION MUSIC CORPORATION
• May 01 REDONE’S 2101 RECORDS SIGNS WORLDWIDE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH CAPITOL RECORDS GROUP
• May 01 NEWLY LAUNCHED LABEL PRMD MUSIC PARTNERS WITH UNIVERSAL MUSIC IN SIGNING AVICII’S DEBUT ALBUM WORLDWIDE
• Apr 25 CAPITOL RECORDS UK LAUNCHES, NICK RAPHAEL NAMED PRESIDENT
• Apr 24 GARAND WU APPOINTED MANAGING DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSAL MUSIC CHINA
• Apr 22 HAYLEY LLOYD APPOINTED VP GLOBAL DIGITAL ACCOUNTS
• Apr 18 BRANDON SCHMIDT NAMED VICE PRESIDENT, ACQUISITIONS FOR CAROLINE
• Apr 18 UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP AND X5 MUSIC GROUP FORM UNIQUE JOINT VENTURE, U5
• Apr 15 ROBBIE MCINTOSH NAMED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL FOR CAPITOL MUSIC GROUP
• Apr 10 JONAS BROTHERS CHOOSE UNIVERSAL MUSIC FOR GLOBAL DEAL
• Apr 08 UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP STRIKES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP WITH SHAWN “JAY Z” CARTER’S ROC NATION
• Apr 02 MOTOWN RECORDS AND EMI GOSPEL ANNOUNCE JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIP TO CREATE NEW LABEL MOTOWN GOSPEL
• Apr 01 WILL TANOUS NAMED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & HEAD OF GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
• Mar 25 BANG & OLUFSEN AND UNIVERSAL MUSIC IN NEW COLLABORATION: THE SOUND'S GOING TO BE AMAZING
• Mar 21 UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP SIGNS GLENN FREY TO EXCLUSIVE PUBLISHING DEAL
• Mar 20 UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG) & DISNEY MUSIC GROUP (DMG) EXPAND AGREEMENT GLOBALLY
• Mar 18 UNIVERSAL MUSIC MUSIC UK LAUNCHES VIRGIN EMI RECORDS
• Mar 18 PER SUNDIN APPOINTED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT - NORDIC REGION, UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP INTERNATIONAL
• Mar 13 UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP AND SAMSUNG LAUNCH THE KLEEK – A PIONEERING MUSIC SERVICE FOR AFRICA
• Mar 13 CAPITOL CHRISTIAN MUSIC GROUP ACQUIRES TOOTH AND NAIL/BEC/SOLID STATE CATALOGS
• Mar 13 MARTIN KIERSZENBAUM, CHAIRMAN OF PIONEERING POP-ALTERNATIVE LABEL CHERRYTREE RECORDS, RENEWS RELATIONSHIP WITH INTERSCOPE RECORDS
• Mar 06 BOB MARLEY ESTATE AMPLIFIES GLOBAL RIGHTS REPRESENTATION FOR THE LEGENDARY MUSICIAN AND GLOBAL ICON
• Feb 28 DENNIS REESE PROMOTED TO HEAD OF PROMOTION FOR CAPITOL MUSIC GROUP
• Feb 27 UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG) TO SELL EMI’S EUROPEAN STAKE IN NOW That's What I Call Music! TO SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
• Feb 25 GEORGE ASH APPOINTED PRESIDENT, UNIVERSAL MUSIC ASIA PACIFIC
• Feb 25 PIERO GIRAMONTI NAMED GENERAL MANAGER OF HARVEST RECORDS
• Feb 19 DOMINIC PANDISCIA NAMED PRESIDENT OF CAROLINE DIVISION OF CAPITOL MUSIC GROUP
• Feb 18 FRANK BRIEGMANN APPOINTED PRESIDENT OF CENTRAL EUROPE
• Feb 14 RON SPAULDING NAMED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES FOR CAPITOL MUSIC GROUP
• Feb 08 ISLAND DEF JAM MUSIC GROUP APPOINTS DAVID MASSEY PRESIDENT, ISLAND RECORDS
• Feb 07 UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG) TO SELL PARLOPHONE LABEL GROUP (PLG) TO WARNER MUSIC GROUP
• Feb 05 MICHELLE JUBELIRER NAMED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CAPITOL MUSIC GROUP
• Feb 04 UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG) INKS LONG-TERM AGREEMENTS WITH REPUBLIC RECORDS FOUNDERS MONTE LIPMAN & AVERY LIPMAN
• Jan 31 TOP MUSIC SUPERVISOR JOINS WITH TOP MUSIC LABEL
• Jan 30 UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP SIGNS LEGENDARY SONGWRITING/PRODUCTION DUO, JIMMY JAM AND TERRY LEWIS
• Jan 29 UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATIN ENTERTAINMENT (UMLE) ANNOUNCES KEY SENIOR MANAGEMENT APPOINTMENTS
• Jan 29 TODD VON MENDE NAMED CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR CAPITOL MUSIC GROUP
• Jan 28 CHARLIE WALK JOINS REPUBLIC RECORDS AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
• Jan 23 ASHLEY BURNS NAMED GENERAL MANAGER OF VIRGIN RECORDS
• Jan 23 RON FAIR NAMED CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER/EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, VIRGIN RECORDS
• Jan 22 GREG THOMPSON NAMED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF CAPITOL MUSIC GROUP
• Jan 17 ELIZABETH SOBOL APPOINTED PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, DECCA LABEL GROUP, USA
• Jan 17 TED COCKLE APPOINTED PRESIDENT, VIRGIN RECORDS, DARCUS BEESE APPOINTED PRESIDENT, ISLAND RECORDS
• Jan 14 UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG) PROMOTES PASCAL NÈGRE TO GLOBAL HEAD OF NEW BUSINESS IN ADDITION TO CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES
• Jan 07 MAX HOLE NAMED CHAIRMAN & CEO, UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP INTERNATIONAL
• Jan 07 CAPITOL CMG PUBLISHING LAUNCHES: EMI CMG PUBLISHING & BRENTWOOD BENSON MERGE TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SONGWRITERS, EDDIE DEGARMO NAMED PRESIDENT