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Kobalt promotes James Fitzherbert-Brockholes to COO

By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 19 July 2016

Kobalt has made two new senior appointments, promoting James Fitzherbert-Brockholes to the role of COO and hiring Tom Sansone to replace him as CFO.

“Fitz has been a dedicated leader within Kobalt for many years and has made incredible contributions to the organisation’s growth, financial success and overall operational strength; he is the obvious candidate for the Chief Operating Officer role”, says Kobalt’s CEO Willard Ahdritz.

“We were very selective in our search to find a new CFO”, he goes on. “And I am THRILLED that Tom has joined us. He has a keen understanding of both tech and media/entertainment industries. His expertise spans across all fundamental areas including forecasting, capital markets, operations and analytics which are relevant to the company’s rapid growth and expansion on a global scale”.

Fitzherbert-Brockholes adds: “I am THRILLED that I have this opportunity in a new role to help Kobalt, its staff and clients make sure that the coming years continue to be as exciting and successful as the last fifteen years have been. I have never felt so optimistic about the role of music in the world and the opportunities for artists as now, and I am proud that Kobalt has been at the forefront of delivering that positive change”.

Meanwhile, can you guess how Sansome feels about his new job? “Willard has assembled an incredibly passionate and innovative team that I’m excited to be a part of”.

Excited? What? Oh wait, he’s not finished: “As the son of a jazz musician, I personally appreciate the importance of delivering more transparency to the creative community. I’ve always loved being part of businesses that use technology to drive evolution; so I am THRILLED to help Kobalt continue to transform the music industry’s value chain in support of the artist”.

Well done. Thrilling value chains all round.