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The Orchard<\/a><\/strong>, the distribution and artist and label services company owned by Sony Music, has promoted KGV Kiran Kumar<\/strong> to Managing Director, India<\/a> & Middle East.<\/p>\n

Kumar joined The Orchard in 2021 as Country Head, India. He was subsequently named Managing Director, India, with oversight of operations in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. His new role extends that remit to include the Middle East.<\/p>\n

Before joining The Orchard, Kumar spent two-and-a-half years at Believe<\/strong>, most recently serving as Distribution Director, India. His earlier career spanned banking, telecom, and technology.<\/p>\n

In a statement shared on LinkedIn<\/a>, Kumar said: \u201cThe Middle East is home to a rich and diverse musical landscape, and I\u2019m looking forward to spending time understanding its artists, cultures, audiences, and industry dynamics. My hope is to apply some of the lessons we\u2019ve learned in India where relevant, while remaining a student of the region and its unique creative ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KGV Kiran Kumar has been promoted to Managing Director, India & Middle East, at The Orchard.","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":6731,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[513],"tags":[768,446,1704,309,36,1703],"class_list":["post-6730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-careers-people","tag-executive-appointment","tag-india","tag-kgv-kiran-kumar","tag-middle-east","tag-music-distribution","tag-the-orchard","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"yoast_head":"\nKGV Kiran Kumar The Orchard MD India Middle East<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Orchard promotes KGV Kiran Kumar to Managing Director for India and the Middle East. 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