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Virgin Music Group<\/a><\/strong>, the Universal Music Group (UMG)<\/a><\/strong> subsidiary, has unveiled its new leadership structure<\/a> after completing the acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings<\/a><\/strong> in February following a protracted legal process. The appointments draw from both Virgin and Downtown executive ranks.<\/p>\n

Regional Leadership<\/h2>\n
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  • Sarah Landy<\/strong> becomes Senior Vice President of Business Development, reporting to Jacqueline Saturn<\/strong>, President of North America and Executive Vice President of Global Artist Relations.<\/li>\n
  • Liz Northeast<\/strong> is Senior Vice President and General Manager, Europe, reporting to Nick Roden<\/strong>, President, Europe.<\/li>\n
  • Renato Vanzella<\/strong> is Managing Director, Brazil, reporting to Cris Falcao<\/strong>, President of Brazil and Portugal.<\/li>\n
  • Nathan McLay<\/strong> is Managing Director of Australia and New Zealand.<\/li>\n
  • Michael Roe<\/strong> is Managing Director of Asia, Middle East and Africa.<\/li>\n
  • Victor Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong> is President of LATAM, U.S. Latin and Spain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Co-CEOs Nat Pastor<\/strong> and JT Myers<\/strong> oversee all regional leaders.<\/p>\n

    Global Executive Team<\/h2>\n
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    • Jeremy Kramer<\/strong> remains Executive Vice President of Global Marketing.<\/li>\n
    • Zack Gershen<\/strong> remains Executive Vice President of Global Commercial and Digital Strategy.<\/li>\n
    • Tom Allen<\/strong> has been appointed Chief Technology Officer.<\/li>\n
    • Christiaan Kr\u00f6ner<\/strong> becomes Executive Vice President of Global Operations.<\/li>\n
    • Molly Neuman<\/strong> continues as President of CD Baby.<\/li>\n
    • Emily Stephenson<\/strong> remains President of Downtown Music Publishing.<\/li>\n
    • David Driessen<\/strong> is the new Chief Product Officer.<\/li>\n
    • Matt Sawin<\/strong> is now Executive Vice President of Physical and Direct-to-Fan Growth.<\/li>\n
    • Gareth Mellor<\/strong> has been appointed Senior Vice President of Communications and Brand Strategy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Allen, Kr\u00f6ner, Neuman, Stephenson, Driessen, Sawin, and Mellor report to Pieter van Rijin<\/strong>, the former Downtown CEO who now serves as Chief Operating Officer at Virgin.<\/p>\n

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      “Virgin Music Group and Downtown have each built their reputations by supervising the independent community and empowering local teams. 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