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Sony’s country music chief steps down
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 15 April 2010
The boss of Sony Music Nashville in the US is to step down though, like with Craig Logan at Sony’s RCA UK division, will stick around until a replacement can be found. Joe Galante announced his intent to leave the country label yesterday.
Sony Music top man Rolf Schmidt-Holtz said: “I would like to thank Joe for his many years of invaluable service to our company. It has been a true pleasure to work with an executive of his exceptional calibre. Since our days together at BMG, I have admired Joe’s remarkable passion and dedication to his artists as well as his unique ability for developing superstar talent and inspiring those around him. He has made an indelible mark on both the country music business and our entire industry and continues to do so”.
