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Sony BMG Music Entertainment formed in 2004 when Sony Music Entertainment and Bertelsmann Music Group merged.
Chief Executive Officer
Rolf Schmidt-HoltzPeer Companies
NAICS Code Integrated Record Production/Distribution: 512220
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SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Announce Music and Entertainment Marketing Initiative
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announced that they are working together to develop a multi-faceted partnership that will build unique guest experiences through an array of branded music and entertainment programming, special products and exclusive guest opportunities across...
MobiTV Appoints Andy Missan to Vice President, General Counsel Post; Former Legal Counsel for Sony Music Entertainment and Replay TV Brings Entertainment, Media and Technology Expertise to Leading Mobile Entertainment Company
BERKELEY, Calif. -- MobiTV, the world's first global television network and technology platform providing live television on mobile phones, today announced the appointment of Andy Missan as vice president and general counsel. Missan brings MobiTV over 17 years of legal experience with venture-backed technology companies and major media and entertainment...
Lack is determined to be more than a music man
NEW YORK -- Sony BMG Music Entertainment CEO Andrew Lack has seen the future of music: It's video. Nearly a year ago, he fused Sony Music with the Bertelsmann Music Group BMG in a 50-50 venture that's the No. 2 music company in the world with about 25% of...
Sony, Intel partnership to bring entertainment apps to devices.(Business)
Byline: SAM OMATSEYE As the stakes for multimedia offerings rise, chip makers have not only tried to make better processors, but have launched forays into the entertainment world for partners. Intel Corp and Sony Corp. announced...
Sony Music Entertainment Forms Marketing Alliance With eUniverse and Provides $3 Million in Financing.
LOS ANGELES, Sep 18, 2000 eUniverse (Nasdaq: EUNI), the leading interactive entertainment network, and Sony Music Entertainment SME (NYSE: SNE), today announced the formation of a marketing alliance for SME's new media holdings. SME and eUniverse have entered into an aggressive customer acquisition ...
CheckOut.com's Wherehouse Online Stores Selected as First Featured Retailer for Sony Music Entertainment's Video Music Network
Entertainment, Technology and Retail Editors NEW YORK--ENTERTAINMENT WIRE--May 17, 2000 Sony Music Entertainment has inaugurated a featured retailer program for its Video Music Network, a new 24 hour streaming video service, with The Wherehouse Online Stores, part of The CheckOut.com Entertainment Network and the exclusive Internet arm for...
NetGen Inc. Receives Financing From Sony Music Entertainment; Unique Service That Enables Web-Wide Teen Commerce Fueled By Leading Entertainment Company
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Columbia Records Online Programming Guide for the Week of September 20, 1999: http://www.columbiarecords.com/
NEW YORK--ENTERTAINMENT WIRE--Sept. 20, 1999-- LIVE ONLINE EVENTS TONY BENNETT Chat with Tony Bennett LIVE with TV Guide Online Monday, September 20th @ 7pm ET at: http://www.tvguide.com/?pr092099 http://www.tonybennett.net/?pr092099 GREAT WHITE Rock Out to the Great White Online Broadcast! (recorded live from the House...
Sony Music, Columbia Pictures and Children's Television Workshop announce pact to produce SESAME STREET audio, video and film projects
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--April 25, 1995--In a move to capitalize on emerging opportunities in the children's and family entertainment marketplace, Sony Music Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, one of Sony Pictures Entertainment's motion picture studios, and Children's Television Workshop CTW have signed an exclusive, long term agreement to develop, produce and distribute SESAME...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Rolf Schmidt-Holtz | Chief Executive Officer |
| Kevin Kelleher | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Tim Bowen | Chief Operating Officer |
| Tim Prescott | Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer |
| J.J. Rosen | Executive Vice President, Commercial Music Group |
| Michael Paull | Executive Vice President, Global Digital Business |
| Stuart Bondell | Executive Vice President, Business |
| Thomas Gewecke | Executive Vice President, Global Digital Business |
| Danny Wynn | Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs |
| Larry Kanusher | Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs |
| Kyle Sherwin | Vice President, Media |
| David Levin | Senior Vice President & Business Manager, Sales |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Andrew Lack | Chairman |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Bertelsmann AG | Board of Directors | Current |
| Universal Music Publishing Group | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bertelsmann AG | Chief Creative Officer | Former |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Chairman | Former |
| Bertelsmann AG | Executive Board | Former |
Kevin Kelleher was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT at the company's formation in August of 2004. SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is a joint venture comprising the recorded music businesses of Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann AG. In this role Mr. Kelleher is responsible for overseeing the music company's worldwide financial and information technology operations. From 1999 to 2004, Mr. Kelleher served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Sony Music Entertainment. From 1994 to 1999 he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He joined Sony Music in 1992 as Senior Vice President and Controller, Sony Music Entertainment. Prior to joining Sony Music Entertainment Mr. Kelleher was a partner in the Media/Entertainment Group of Price Waterhouse. He has extensive experience in the entertainment industry, having worked with an array of clients including cable operators and networks, radio and television broadcasters, and production and music companies. Mr. Kelleher, who is a certified public accountant, graduated from Middlebury College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and holds an MBA in finance/accounting from Rutgers Graduate School of Management.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Sony Corporation of America | Current | |
| Bertelsmann AG | Current | |
| Sony Music Entertainment | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Rutgers Graduate School of Management | Mba In Finance, Accounting | Former |
| Middlebury College | Bachelor of Arts Degree In Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Universal Music International | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Sony Corporation | Head of Publishing | Former |
| Sony Corporation | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Executive Vice President, Commercial Music Group | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Executive Vice President, Global Digital Business | Current |
| Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy, Fox Mobile Entertainment & Jamba | Former |
| Sony Pictures Entertainment | Senior Vice President, Digital Services and Distribution | Former |
| Sony Pictures Entertainment | Vice President, Business Development | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Executive Vice President, Business | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Executive Vice President, Global Digital Business | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Vice President, Media | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Senior Vice President & Business Manager, Sales | Current |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Vice President, Digital Sales & New Sales Initiatives, Global Digital Business Unit | Former |
| Rutgers University Graduate School of Management | MBA | Former |
| Rutgers University | B.A., Sociology | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Chairman | Current |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| NBC Universal, Inc. | President & Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| CBS News Division | Executive Producer | Former |
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