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Warner Music UK today announced the appointment of Raoul Chatterjee to the newly created role of Director, Commercial Innovation, Warner Music UK (WMUK).

Effective from May 5th, Chatterjee will report to Alan Young, SVP, Commercial and Operations, WMUK.

Chatterjee’s main responsibility will be to collaborate closely with the Warner Music UK labels along with artists and their management to generate, develop and deliver strong product innovations. He will pioneer new configurations of digital, physical and merchandising formats to find original ways to connect artists with fans and help drive new sources of revenue. As part of this move, Jason Rothery, Mobile Account Manager, WMUK is to become Product Innovation Manager, WMUK reporting to Raoul.

John Reid, CEO, Warner Music UK & Europe, said “Whether it’s collectible physical product, value-added digital experiences or innovative combinations of both, we continue to demonstrate our leadership in the development of new forms of music consumption. It’s clear that Raoul possesses the crucial combination of industry experience, commercial acumen and original-thinking needed to work with our first-class roster of artists and make this exciting new function a success.”

Raoul was most recently Managing Director at Trinity Street Direct, where he oversaw direct-to-consumer propositions for artists such as Oasis, Elbow, Arctic Monkeys and Snow Patrol. Before that, he was Director of Sales & Digital at Ministry Of Sound. Raoul started his career with eight years at Warner Music, rising to the head of Commercial New Media team.

About Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group became the only stand-alone music company to be publicly traded in the United States in May 2005. With its broad roster of new stars and legendary artists, Warner Music Group is home to a collection of the best-known record labels in the music industry including Asylum, Atlantic, Bad Boy, Cordless, East West, Elektra, Nonesuch, Reprise, Rhino, Roadrunner, Rykodisc, Sire, Warner Bros. and Word. Warner Music International, a leading company in national and international repertoire, operates through numerous international affiliates and licensees in more than 50 countries. Warner Music Group also includes Warner/Chappell Music, one of the world's leading music publishers, with a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide.