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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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Bertelsmann wants to sell Sony BMG stake to Sony
- 2008-06-10
FRANKFURT AFP — German media group Bertelsmann is in talks with Japanese partner Sony on the sale of Bertelsmann's half in their jointly owned music company Sony BMG, a newspaper said Tuesday. Each has owned half of the music publishing firm since 2004, and Sony has an option to...
EU gives green light to Sony-BMG music tie-up, again
- 2007-10-03
BRUSSELS AFP — EU competition regulators gave Wednesday a new green light to a recorded music joint venture between Sony Music and Germany's BMG, after a court ordered a reassessment of the merger. The European Commission decided that the creation of Sony BMG "would not create or strengthen a...
EU to reconsider Sony-BMG music merger after court defeat
- 2006-07-13
BRUSSELS AFP — The European Union's second-highest court has thrown out a European Commission approval of the mega music merger that created Sony BMG, forcing EU competition regulators to reconsider the deal. The EU's Court of First Instance said that EU regulators' examination of the deal for competition risks...
Superstars play Santa to hopeful music biz; Blockbuster CDs begin to fill store shelves; 4th quarter gets off to bad start.(Christmas 2004)
- 2004-11-22
Byline: anita jain Eminem is playing Santa Claus this year to a long-suffering music industry. Shania Twain is acting as one of Santa's little helpers. Record companies are hoping that such artists can deliver the best Christmas season in years- Byline:...
Thai Sony Music Venture Eyes Sales of 350 Million Baht.
- 2002-05-09
By Bamrung Amnatcharoenrit, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--The new joint venture between Sony Music and BEC Tero projects a lofty first-year sales target of 350 million baht, but executives expressed concerns that music piracy may foil their efforts. ...
Joint Venture by Thai Music Firms to Challenge Reigning Leader.
- 2001-11-28
Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 28--BEC Tero Entertainment Co and Sony Music Thailand Co will form a joint venture to produce and distribute Thai music, challenging the biggest firm in the market, GMM Grammy Plc. BEC Tero Entertainment is...
Immediate Signs Benelux Distribution and Sales Agreement
- 1998-11-03
LONDON and FRANKFURT--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 3, 1998-- (Music and Record Producer, Publisher and Distributor) (Over the Counter/Bulletin Board OTC/BB and FRANKFURT: IEGP) IMMEDIATE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC. ("IMMEDIATE") Brussels based subsidiary MUSIC AVENUE announces that it has agreed a sales and distribution agreement with SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT ("SONY")....
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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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