Republic Records CEO Jim Roppo to Be Named COO at Warner Records: Sources

O executivo, que ocupou cargos na UMG há mais de duas décadas, agora assumirá a posição anteriormente ocupada por Tom Corson.

Jim Roppo, presidente e CEO da Republic Records, deixou a empresa e está indo para a Warner Records, dizem várias fontes à Billboard. Na Warner Records, ele assumirá o cargo de COO, reportando ao presidente/CEO Aaron Bay-Schuck.

Um veterano de quase 30 anos da Universal Music Group (UMG), empresa-mãe da Republic Records, Roppo ocupou cargos em vendas, marketing e comércio na Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJ) e na Republic antes de ser promovido à equipe executiva da Republic.

He moved from IDJ to Republic in 2012, and in 2018, he was promoted from head of marketing and commerce to executive vp/general manager at Republic, before being upped to co-president of the label in 2021.

He then became president/COO of the reorganized REPUBLIC in 2024, before being named chairman/CEO of Republic Records.

During his time at UMG, Roppo was at the forefront of campaigns for Drake, The Weeknd, Ariana Grande, Post Malone, James Bay, Julia Michaels, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Rihanna and more.

de acordo com um comunicado de imprensa de 2018 sobre Roppo, o executivo “orgulhosamente afirma ter visto todas as iterações da evolução de formatos da indústria, iniciando sua carreira na famosa Aron’s Records de Los Angeles em 1988, quando o vinil deu lugar aos CDs.”.

News of Roppo’s new Warner Records gig comes after a shake-up in leadership at the Warner Music Group over the last few months. Warner Records’ previous COO, Tom Corson, who also served as co-chairman, was promoted to Warner Music Group’s overall COO, succeeding Armin Zerza in the role.

Additionally, WMG’s publishing arm, Warner Chappell, announced the exit of COO/co-chair Carianne Marshall in September. After seven years in her position, a company source told Billboard that Marshall’s departure was part of a WMG-wide shift away from having co-chairs lead their divisions.

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