Harmen Hemminga, Merlin’s VP of enterprise growth. Picture Credit score: Merlin
Right here’s a recap of latest music business hires and in-house promotions as of July third, 2026.
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Scottish Occasion Campus (SEC)
WSP’s Ruth Bailey has joined the SEC board as an impartial non-executive director, and Peter Haggarty, presently the College of Glasgow’s government director of estates, has signed on as director of growth and infrastructure.
Merlin
Merlin has welcomed Downtown vet Harmen Hemminga as VP of enterprise growth.
AXS
Former Roku and Apple advertising exec Sweta Patel is now AXS’ chief advertising officer.
Artists First
Artists First has launched a music division with Title 9 founder Carmen Murray on the helm.
California Copyright Convention
The California Copyright Convention has introduced its 2026-27 officers and board. On the officers aspect, Clearly Music founder Jonathan Lane is president; Bardic Inspiration proprietor Sarah Brockman is VP; SESAC movie/TV director Alexandra Guzman is treasurer; James Jacoby (who handles music contract administration at Disney Leisure Tv) is secretary; and beatBread publishing royalty supervisor Janelle Hawkes is assistant secretary.
Moreover, the commerce group’s newly elected board members are Kenneth Buchanan (Disney Music Group) and Dan Goldstein (Offended Mob).
Rounding out the board are Tara Austin (Austintatious Tunes); Rhonda Bedikian (Heavy Concord); HIMA nominee Brandon Jarrett; Wayne Josel (ASCAP); Jack Mangikyan (Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman); Kristina Benson (Candy on High); Reggie Calloway (Sound Royalties); former BMI group member Cheryl Dickerson; Lily Kline-Koenig (BMG); Melanie Santa Rosa (Third Facet); and Patrick Smith (Peermusic).
Virgin Music Group (VMG)
4 months and alter after wrapping its Downtown Music acquisition, VMG has unveiled a “new world and regional management group.”
First, six “regional leaders” will report back to VMG co-CEOs J.T. Myers and Nat Pastor. Jacqueline Saturn stays president of North America and EVP of world artist relations; four-year FUGA vet Sarah Landy will report back to Saturn as North America’s enterprise growth SVP.
Subsequent, longtime UMG exec Victor González is main VMG’s operations in Latin America as president whereas overseeing U.S. Latin and Spain as nicely.
Cris Garcia Falcão remains to be Virgin’s president in Brazil and Portugal; Renato Vanzella, beforehand FUGA’s LATAM GM, will report back to Falcão as Brazil’s MD. Equally, Nick Roden continues as Virgin’s Europe president, and Liz Northeast, a FUGA higher-up of over 5 years, has been appointed SVP and GM in Europe.
Lastly, on the regional chief aspect, Nathan McLay stays MD in Australia and New Zealand, with Michael Roe persevering with as MD in Asia, the Center East, and Africa.
Concerning different new roles, former Downtown CTO Tom Allen has assumed the identical place at Virgin; ex-FUGA president and COO Christiaan Kröner is VMG’s world operations EVP; ex-Downtown CCO David Driessen is VMG’s chief product officer; longtime Virgin exec Matt Sawin has been bumped to EVP of bodily and direct-to-fan progress; and Downtown’s Gareth Mellor is SVP of comms and model technique at VMG.
Former Downtown artist and label providers president Ben Patterson, for his half, “will lead a brand new premier artist-focused enterprise in collaboration with” VMG.
As for what’s staying the identical, Molly Neuman (CD Child’s president), Emily Stephenson (Downtown Music Publishing’s president), Zack Gershen (VMG’s EVP of world industrial and digital technique), and Jeremy Kramer (VMG’s world advertising EVP) will proceed of their present posts.
Hybe
Former Hybe America head Scooter Braun has exited Hybe’s board however will reportedly proceed advising the corporate.
Reside Nation
Reside Nation has added Terrapin Station Leisure’s Jonathan Shank as world programming SVP.
TKO Artist Administration
TKO has elevated Megan Pavlovic (who’s been with the corporate for about two years) and Jordan Bernal (roughly 4 years) to artist supervisor. Moreover, administration assistant Benjamin Sojka has been upped to publishing and inside ops supervisor.
ROAM
Earth Music Company reserving agent Duncan Smith has joined ROAM as a senior agent.
Inexperienced Tea Distribution
Former FUGA viewers engagement supervisor Candace Braude is now Inexperienced Tea’s artist onboarding and success supervisor.
iHeartMedia
iHeartMedia’s persevering with to make layoffs, some impacting on-air expertise, as a part of its $50 million cost-reduction plan.
WMG/Spinnin’ Information
Spinnin’ Information has formally boosted longtime WMG higher-up Marco Pantuso to GM and Frederick Pranger (who joined the corporate in 2022) to A&R head.
