Republic唱片董事长兼CEO吉姆·罗波加盟华纳唱片集团，出任副董事长
华纳音乐集团（Warner Music Group）10月14日发布公告称，环球音乐集团（UMG）旗下 Republic 唱片（Republic Records）董事长兼首席执行官吉姆·罗波（Jim Roppo）将加盟华纳唱片集团（Warner Records Group），出任副董事长（Vice Chairman），常驻洛杉矶，直接向华纳唱片集团董事长兼首席执行官亚伦·贝-舒克（Aaron Bay-Schuck）汇报。华纳表示，这是集团一项重要的人事任命。罗波的到任日期尚未确定。
罗波在音乐行业有近三十年从业经历，其中大部分时间在 UMG 度过。据 Billboard 报道，罗波职业生涯起步于唱片零售，1988年在洛杉矶工作，其后加入 Island Def Jam，从销售岗位起步，历任销售、营销和商业业务等多个职位，2012年调往 Republic，历任营销与商业主管、执行副总裁兼总经理、联席总裁，并于2024年出任改组后的 Republic 总裁兼首席运营官，此后升任 Republic 唱片董事长兼首席执行官。据报道，他曾为 Drake、The Weeknd、Ariana Grande、Post Malone 与 Taylor Swift 等艺人操盘重要市场活动。
贝-舒克在公告中说："吉姆是我认识的最有才华、关系最广、最值得信赖的唱片公司高管之一。他是为数不多横跨传统唱片业务与流媒体时代复杂性的领导人，在建立市场体系和打造职业生涯决定性的艺人活动方面享有盛誉。作为同事、朋友和副董事长，我非常高兴欢迎他来到华纳唱片集团。"
罗波在公告中说："我为在 UMG 度过的近三十年深感自豪。领导 Republic 唱片并帮助塑造北美音乐格局的经历令人难忘，但现在是翻开新一页的时候了。华纳唱片正处于一个激动人心的增长和雄心勃勃的时代，我非常高兴成为这个团队的一员。"
同一天，UMG 宣布其2024年启动的重组与降本计划进入最后阶段，Def Jam、Polydor、Interscope 等厂牌多名高管将离任，罗波的离职也在其中。
Republic Records Chairman and CEO Jim Roppo Joins Warner Records Group as Vice Chairman
Warner Music Group announced on October 14 that Jim Roppo, chairman and chief executive officer of Republic Records, a label of Universal Music Group (UMG), will join Warner Records Group as Vice Chairman. Roppo will be based in Los Angeles and will report directly to Aaron Bay-Schuck, chairman and chief executive officer of Warner Records Group. Warner described the move as a key appointment for the group. Roppo's start date has not yet been set.
Roppo has spent nearly three decades in the music industry, most of it at UMG. According to Billboard, he began his career in record retail, working in Los Angeles in 1988, before joining Island Def Jam in a sales role and working across sales, marketing and commerce. He moved to Republic in 2012 and rose through roles including head of marketing and commerce, executive vice president and general manager, and co-president, before becoming president and chief operating officer of the reorganized Republic in 2024 and later chairman and CEO of Republic Records. He is credited with powering major campaigns for artists including Drake, The Weeknd, Ariana Grande, Post Malone and Taylor Swift.
"Jim is one of the most talented, well-connected and most trusted label executives I have ever known," Bay-Schuck said in the announcement. "One of the few leaders to bridge the traditions of the record business and the complexities of the streaming era, he has a reputation for building marketing organizations and delivering career-defining artist campaigns. As a colleague, a friend and a Vice Chairman, I'm thrilled to welcome him to Warner Records Group."
"I am incredibly proud of the nearly 30 years I spent at UMG," Roppo said in the announcement. "Leading Republic Records and helping shape the recorded music landscape in North America has been unforgettable, but it's time to turn the page. Warner Records is in an exciting period of growth and ambition, and I'm very excited to be part of the team."
On the same day, UMG moved into the final phase of the restructuring and cost-cutting plan it launched in 2024, with multiple executives at labels including Def Jam, Polydor and Interscope set to depart; Roppo's exit from Republic was among the changes.
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