Corporate Management Team
Sir Lucian Grainge
Sir Lucian Grainge is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment. Grainge has spent his entire career in the music industry and has signed and worked with many worldwide stars, including ABBA, Jay Z, Elton John, Katy Perry, Queen, Rihanna, The Rolling Stones, Sam Smith, U2 and Amy Winehouse, among many others. Over the span of four decades, he has not only pioneered new approaches to the signing and development of the world’s most successful recording artists and songwriters but he has consistently championed the development of innovative business models … more
Philippe Flageul
Philippe Flageul is Executive Vice President, Controller for Universal Music Group. He is responsible for overseeing many aspects of UMG’s finance operations, including accounting, tax, treasury, risk management and IT and supply chain finance. He also oversees UMG’s global procurement. Flageul joined UMG is 2015 from Bolloré Group, where he worked for more than two decades as CFO of the industrial division and Chairman of IER. Philippe holds an MBA from EDHEC.
Jody Gerson
Jody Gerson is Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) and a member of Universal Music Group’s (UMG’s) Executive Management Board. One of the industry’s most respected and accomplished executives, Gerson leads a global company with 48 offices in 40 countries and more than 850 employees. She made history as the first female chairman of a global music company and the first woman to be named CEO of a major music publisher. Since joining UMPG in 2015, Gerson has transformed the company into a global powerhouse that owns and administers more than 5 million copyrights and the … more
Jeffrey Harleston
Jeffrey Harleston is General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs for Universal Music Group (UMG). Harleston is a member of UMG’s executive management board, and he is responsible for overseeing all business transactions, contracts, and litigation for UMG’s operations worldwide. In addition, he is also responsible for the company’s government relations, trade and anti-piracy activities. Harleston is also a Co-Founder of the UMG Task Force For Meaningful Change, an organization formed within UMG in the summer of 2020 to identify, coordinate and implement social change initiatives specifically directed at the Black and Latino communities. During … more
Eric Hutcherson
Eric Hutcherson is Executive Vice President, Chief People and Inclusion Officer at Universal Music Group (UMG). In this role, Hutcherson is a member of the company’s senior management and leads a global team across UMG’s record labels, publishing division and operating companies to align talent functions, amplify the company’s entrepreneurial-based culture, accelerate diversity and inclusion across all levels and territories, attract, retain and develop talent, accelerate the company’s social justice initiatives and build on UMG’s successful track-record of driving innovation by recruiting employees who bring new ideas, perspectives and skillsets. Hutcherson joined UMG from the National Basketball Association, where … more
Boyd Muir
Boyd Muir is Chief Operating Officer (COO), and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Universal Music Group (UMG). As COO, Muir is responsible for driving strategic growth across the company’s worldwide operations and has played a central role in the physical-to-digital reshaping of company resources, in addition to leading its global financial operations, asset management, information technology, accounting and supply chain. Muir, who was appointed COO in October 2024, will continue to serve as CFO until his successor is appointed. As UMG’s CFO, Muir played a key role in the company’s successful listing on the Euronext stock exchange in 2021. … more
Michael Nash
Michael Nash is Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Officer and oversees UMG’s digital business development activities around the world. Nash has worked at the forefront of media and technology convergence for his entire career as an executive, entrepreneur and producer. Most recently, Nash served as a strategic advisor to Warner Music Group (WMG), as well as several digital media startups and new technology companies. Prior to that, he served as an executive at WMG from 2000 to 2011, rising to the role of Executive Vice President of Digital Strategy and Business Development where he oversaw WMG’s worldwide new media … more
Will Tanous
Will Tanous is Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, and a member of Universal Music Group’s Executive Management Board. He plays a key role in the development of the company’s business strategy, oversees several major strategic and corporate endeavors, as well as managing worldwide external and internal communications, global public policy, investor and government relations, event functions and social responsibility. Tanous also oversees the interaction and coordination of the communications functions of UMG’s operating companies in more than 60 countries. Immediately prior to UMG, Tanous served as Executive Vice President of Communications & Marketing for Warner Music Group (WMG). … more
Vincent Vallejo
Vincent Vallejo is Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Corporate for Universal Music Group. Based at the Company’s corporate headquarters in Hilversum, the Netherlands, and reporting to UMG’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sir Lucian Grainge CBE, Vallejo is leading a number of corporate initiatives related to the Company’s listing on Euronext in Amsterdam. Vallejo has worked closely across UMG matters since joining Vivendi in 1998, most recently as SVP, Audit & Special Projects. Prior to joining Vivendi, Vallejo held positions at AGF-ALLIANZ France (Deputy CFO) and Ernst & Young Paris and Madrid. He received a MBA from Montpellier University and … more
Major Business Unit & Territory Leadership
Michele Anthony
EVP, UMG
Frank Briegmann
Chairman & CEO of Central Europe & Deutsche Grammophon
Marc Cimino
COO, Universal Music Publishing Group
Naoshi Fujikura
President & CEO, Universal Music Japan
Adam Granite
EVP, Market Development, UMG
Mike Harris
President & CEO, Music Corporation of America
John Janick
Chairman & CEO, Interscope Capitol &
Interscope Geffen A&M Records
Jamie Krents
CEO & President, Verve Label Group
Andrew Kronfeld
EVP, Marketing, UMG
Alexandra Lioutikoff
President, Latin America & US Latin, Universal Music Publishing Group
Avery Lipman
Founder, Republic Records
Vice Chairman and COO, REPUBLIC Collective
Monte Lipman
Founder, Republic Records
Chairman and CEO, REPUBLIC Collective
Jesús López
Chairman & CEO, Universal Music Latin America and Iberian Peninsula
Tom March
Chairman & CEO, Capitol Music Group
JT Myers
Co-CEO, Virgin Music Group
Olivier Nusse
CEO, Universal Music France & Universal Music Africa
Richelle Parham
President, Global E-Commerce and Business Development, UMG
Nat Pastor
Co-CEO, Virgin Music Group
Bruce Resnikoff
President & CEO, Universal Music Enterprises
Devraj Sanyal
MD & CEO, Universal Music India & South Asia
Dickon Stainer
CHAIRMAN & CEO, UNIVERSAL MUSIC UK; CHAIRMAN, GLOBAL CLASSICS & JAZZ
Troy Tomlinson
Chairman & CEO, Universal Music Publishing Nashville
Sean Warner
President, Universal Music Australia & New Zealand
Calvin Wong
CEO, Universal Music Southeast Asia & SVP, Asia
