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Warner announces Classics management team
By Andy Malt | Published on Wednesday 9 April 2014
Warner Music has announced the appointment of Alain Lanceron as President of its classical music division.
This follows the previously reported addition of the EMI Classics and Virgin Classics labels to unit. The two companies were acquired as part of Warner’s purchase of the Parlophone Label Group from Universal last year, and were duly renamed Warner Classics and Erato respectively.
Lanceron, who also came to Warner via the PLG acquisition, will report in to Warner Recorded Music’s international President Stu Bergen in his new role.
His team will include Jean-Philippe Rolland as Executive Vice President International A&R and Business Development; Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Operations Markus Petersen; Vice President of International Catalogue Bertrand Castellani; and Director Of Creative Services Patrick Gamblin.
Announcing the news, Bergen said: “Classics is an area of renewed strategic focus for us so we are delighted to have an executive of Alain’s calibre leading our global efforts. He is widely respected for his creative flair, his skill in identifying and nurturing world-class talent and his ability to translate artistic excellence into commercial success. JP, Markus, Bertrand and Patrick are all exceptionally talented executives whose knowledge of the international landscape is second to none and who, working with Alain, will help us to further build and support a roster that truly reflects our commitment to working with the cream of classical music talent around the world”.
Lanceron added: “With the Warner Classics leadership team confirmed and our reinvigorated worldwide network in place, we can now truly unlock the potential created by combining these two extraordinary classical catalogues. The depth and richness of the music we represent only fuels our ambition to sign and develop more remarkable artists and continue to innovate around their work to ensure that Warner is synonymous with the greatest classical music of yesterday, today and tomorrow”.
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