Alen Torosyan has been appointed to the brand new function of Basic Supervisor of Warner Music Rising Markets, together with his promotion efficient at this time (October 1).
In parallel, revered government Jonathan Jules joined Warner Music at this time because the division’s Vice President, Inventive.
Each Torosyan and Jules report back to Alfonso Perez Soto, Warner Music’s President of Rising Markets.
Warner Music says that its Rising Markets division “covers fast-growing territories” throughout Africa, Japanese Europe, India and the Center East.
WMG notes that the division has “quickly expanded its footprint over the previous few years, by a variety of strategic investments and partnerships, in addition to natural progress”.
The division’s roster comprises what the corporate says are “a number of the most profitable domestically and internationally charting artists” at Warner Music, together with the likes of Calin, Diljit Dosanjh, Joeboy, KING, and Nora Fatehi.
Alen Torosyan has labored at Warner Music for greater than 10 years, together with within the Authorized & Enterprise Affairs division, earlier than turning into VP, Operations for the Rising Markets division again in 2021.
Jonathan Jules joins the corporate from US impartial label EMPIRE, the place he was VP, Worldwide Advertising and Operations.
His transient is to offer strategic route to the division’s A&R and Advertising groups, serving to construct Warner Music’s presence throughout markets and genres.
Alen Torosyan mentioned: “We’ve been constructing our Rising Markets division at tempo over the previous few years.”
“Simon Robson and Alfonso have a transparent strategic imaginative and prescient about how we will additional develop the enterprise over the following few years and it’s a privilege to have a task in shaping that journey.”
Alen Torosyan
Added Torosyan: “There’s by no means a boring second if you’re working with such an enormous vary of expertise throughout a number of the most enjoyable markets on the earth and a group that’s so pushed to succeed.
“Simon Robson and Alfonso have a transparent strategic imaginative and prescient about how we will additional develop the enterprise over the following few years and it’s a privilege to have a task in shaping that journey.”
“I’m so happy that Alfonso has positioned his belief in me and invited me to affix probably the most dynamic groups within the world music enterprise.”
Jonathan Jules
Jonathan Jules provides: “I’m excited to have this chance to shift the cultural dial by artist growth that’s dedicated to essentially the most thrilling expertise and music throughout the vastly numerous area I’ll be working in.
“I’m so happy that Alfonso has positioned his belief in me and invited me to affix probably the most dynamic groups within the world music enterprise.”
“Alen and Jonathan shall be on the coronary heart of the dream group powering our Rising Markets operations.”
Alfonso Perez Soto
Alfonso Perez Soto mentioned: “Alen and Jonathan shall be on the coronary heart of the dream group powering our Rising Markets operations.
“I’ve labored with Alen for a few years and have enormous respect for his means to stay unflappable whereas multitasking on a dozen completely different initiatives with out dropping his forensic deal with element.
“I’m additionally delighted to welcome Jonathan to the group. He has an entrepreneurial can-do perspective and a capability to learn the shifting sands of tradition and music, anticipating tomorrow’s developments. Collectively, they’ll assist us superserve artists and quickly develop our enterprise.”Music Enterprise Worldwide