Boyd Muir
Boyd Muir is Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Universal Music Group (UMG). As COO, he is responsible for driving strategic growth across the company’s worldwide operations. Muir formerly served as UMG’s EVP, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and President of Operations, and was appointed COO in October 2024.
As UMG’s CFO, Muir played a key role in the company’s successful listing on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange in 2021. He has also been involved in a number of significant acquisitions, including Sanctuary Group and V2 Music Group, as well as leading the company’s successful acquisitions of EMI, Ingrooves, [PIAS] and UMG’s minority investment in the Chord Music Fund.
He was appointed EVP, CFO and President of Operations in 2010, having previously served for more than a decade as CFO for Universal Music Group International, the division which manages UMG’s businesses in more than 50 countries. From 1984 to 1991, Muir worked for Ernst & Young, including in its entertainment media division in London, and for EMI from 1991 to 1994. At EMI, he was head of internal audit, spending considerable time working in Los Angeles and New York. He was also closely involved in EMI’s acquisition of Virgin Music and Chrysalis Records.
