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Universal appoints VP for US recorded music
By Chris Cooke | Published on Friday 27 September 2013
Universal Music yesterday announced Michele Anthony has been appointed to the new role of Executive Vice President, US Recorded Music.
Reporting into UMG big cheese Lucian Grainge, she will work with the management teams across Universal’s US labels to “maximise commercial and strategic opportunities … establish new revenue streams, form alliances with third parties and oversee a variety of the company’s special projects”. Previously with Sony Music, most recently Anthony has run her own music business consultancy and management firm 7H Entertainment.
Confirming the hire, Grainge told CMU: “There are scarce executives in music with the depth of Michele’s experience on both the label and artist sides of the industry. Michele’s versatility and creative approach to business will make her a valuable addition to our management team”.
Anthony herself said: “Over the past several years, Lucian Grainge has transformed Universal Music into the industry’s most progressive music company. I’m excited to be a part of the forward-thinking executive team Lucian has put into place, and I look forward to helping UMG lead the music industry’s reinvention, working along side the extraordinary artists, employees and entrepreneurs that make up today’s UMG”.
