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Ruby Chou Named Managing Director of Warner Music Taiwan

Submitted by Chloe.Prouten@w...
on November 1, 2019 - 5:17am

Ruby Chou has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Warner Music Taiwan. The new role is effective immediately and she will be based in Taipei, reporting to Simon Robson, President of Warner Music Asia.

Chou was previously the Managing Director of Money101 Taiwan, and during her time there turned the financial services company into a household name in the country, hugely growing its revenue and market share in the process. Her career background is in digital marketing and she’s run teams at several leading agencies working with a range of high-profile brands.

Ruby Chou says:

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Paul Smith Promoted to VP, A&R and International Songwriters for Warner Chappell Music

Submitted by Oliver.Ebdon@wa...
on October 30, 2019 - 8:48am

Paul Smith has been promoted to the newly created role of Vice President, A&R and International Songwriters at Warner Chappell Music (WCM). He will further strengthen relationships between the songwriters on the music publisher’s global roster, driving collaborations both between them and with major recording artists worldwide.

Based in London, Smith will report to Mike Smith, WCM’s UK Managing Director, and also have a dotted line into Shani Gonzales, the company’s newly appointed EVP of International A&R.

As well as creating Smith’s new role, Warner Chappell Music is introducing ARROW, a

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Warner Music Japan Launches Urban Label +809

Submitted by Caitlin.House@w...
on October 23, 2019 - 7:44pm

Aim is to harness the new wave of Japanese urban music

Launches with FLEUR’s new song ‘Ding Dong (feat A.G.O)’

Warner Music Japan has announced the launch of a new urban label called +809 (pronounced ‘plus eight-oh-nine’). The label is focused on discovering and nurturing talent from Japan’s fast-growing urban music scene and promoting its artists through Warner Music’s global network.

The label has launched with the release of the track ‘Ding Dong (feat A.G.O.)’ by up-and-coming Japanese R&B singer FLEUR. 

Simon Robson, President, Warner Music Asia, says: “Urban music’s exploding across

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Shani Gonzales Named Head of International, EVP of U.S., A&R for Warner Chappell Music

Submitted by Caitlin.House@w...
on October 21, 2019 - 4:35pm

Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has announced the appointment of music industry veteran Shani Gonzales as Head of International, Executive Vice President of U.S., A&R. Based in New York, she will report to WCM Co-Chair & CEO Guy Moot. Gonzales was most recently Co-Head of A&R at BMG U.S. and U.K., following stints at Epic Records and Def Jam. This new post marks the return to Warner Chappell for Gonzales, who was a member of the company’s A&R team from 2004 to 2008.

While at BMG, Gonzales was included in Billboard’s prestigious 2016 A&R Power Players list.

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Leif O. Ribe Named General Manager of Warner Music Norway

Submitted by Chloe.Prouten@w...
on September 27, 2019 - 8:08am

Leif O. Ribe has been named as the next General Manager of Warner Music Norway. He will take up the role from January 1st and report to Jonas Siljemark, President, Warner Music Nordics. Ribe will join the Warner Music team after working in a number of senior marketing and A&R roles at Sony Music Norway.

Leif O. Ribe says: “It’ll be a huge privilege to lead the amazing team at Warner Music Norway. I’m lucky enough to have worked with some of the most talented artists in Norway and I can’t wait to bring that experience to my new role.

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