Written by Believe-owned distribution company TuneCore has appointed Lucy Huang as the company’s new Chief Technology & Product Officer. Huang’s appointment was announced today (November 19) by Andreea Gleeson, TuneCore’s Chief Executive Officer, to whom she will report. As TuneCore’s Chief Technology & Product Officer (CTPO), Huang will be responsible for the company’s development and strategic direction […]
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas has appointed LA Tenorio as the new head coach of the Gilas Pilipinas youth team. “The SBP is excited to have a true sportsman and role model in LA Tenorio as our Gilas Pilipinas Youth head coach,” said SBP President Al Panlilio in a statement Tuesday evening, Nov. 19. Tenorio is […]
Punit Goenka, MD and CEO of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited. File Punit Goenka has resigned as the Managing Director of Zee Entertainment and has been appointed as CEO to have his focus entirely on operational responsibilities assigned to him by the board of the company. The board has “accepted the resignation of Punit Goenka as […]
Universal Music Japan (UMJ) has appointed widely respected industry and A&R executive Shintaro Aki as Managing Director, EMI Records Japan, effective immediately. He will be based in Tokyo and will report to Naoshi Fujikura, President and CEO of Universal Music Japan. Aki joins UMJ from Warner Music Japan, where he most recently served as Senior […]
Lekeisha Irion has been appointed Head of A&R at Warner Chappell Music (WCM) Benelux. She will be based in the company’s Amsterdam headquarters and report to Niels Walboomers, President, Records and Publishing, Benelux, WMG. Irion joined the publisher at the start of last year as an A&R Manager focusing on Dutch pop and hip-hop. She […]
Mel Stride appointed shadow chancellor, and Priti Patel shadow foreign secretary Mel Stride, the former work and pensions secretary, has been made shadow chancellor, the BBC is reporting. And Priti Patel, the former home secretary, is shadow foreign secretary. This suggests Kemi Badenoch is serious when she says she wants to unite the party. Stride […]
Music data and lyrics platform Musixmatch has appointed Rio Caraeff and Marco Paglia to the roles of Co-Presidents. Under this new leadership structure, Paglia and Caraeff will report to Max Ciociola, Musixmatch Founder and CEO. Musixmatch claims to be the world’s largest lyrics and music data platform, with more than 80 million users and 1.2 […]
A chairwoman has been appointed to examine how Ireland handled the coronavirus pandemic. Professor Anne Scott will lead a comprehensive evaluation of how the country managed Covid-19, with the aim of learning lessons from the pandemic experience. The Government made the announcement on Wednesday evening following a Cabinet meeting, and said it has agreed the […]
Nyesom Wike, the minister of the FCT, has said that his primary objective was not to sell land in Abuja Wike, a PDP chieftain serving as minister under the APC government, said the core of governance transcended party lines and it was about meeting the people’s need The minister noted that President Bola Tinubu appointed […]
Warner Chappell Music Korea has appointed Sophia Hong as Managing Director, effective immediately. She will be based in Seoul and will report to Arica Ng, President of Warner Chappell Music APAC. In this role, Hong will oversee the company’s music publishing business in South Korea, concentrating on “enhancing” its market presence and driving overall business […]