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Warner Music appoints new MD to reinvigorate its South Korean operations

By Chris Cooke | Published on Friday 11 November 2016

Warner Music is planning to “reinvigorate its presence in South Korea” by increasing its investment in local talent. You know what that plan needs, don’t you? Yep, it needs a Clayton Jin. Never try to reinvigorate your presence in South Korea without a Clayton Jin, they always used to say at music business school.

So, yes, Warner Music has hired Clayton Jin to be Managing Director of its Korean business, charged with the task of, well, you know, reinvigorating the mini-major’s presence in South Korea by increasing its investment in local talent and all that stuff.

Jin, who previously worked in both banking and real estate, but was most recently Executive Director of Billboard Korea, will report in Warner Music’s South East Asia chief Calvin Wong, who says: “Clayton is an incredibly well respected figure in the Korean music business and I am delighted to welcome him to the Warner Music family. We have ambitions to expand our A&R activity in this dynamic market and Clayton is well placed to drive our plans forward”.

But let’s hear from the man himself, shall we? “It’s an exciting time to join Warner Music Group”, says Jin. “The company puts great emphasis on local repertoire and breaking hits across borders. I am keen to ramp up our investment in Korean artists and show them that we can benefit their careers both locally and internationally”.