{"id":9262,"date":"2026-08-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/tom-corson-named-warner-music-group-coo-as-armin-zerza-exits\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T00:00:00","slug":"tom-corson-named-warner-music-group-coo-as-armin-zerza-exits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/tom-corson-named-warner-music-group-coo-as-armin-zerza-exits\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Corson Named Warner Music Group COO as Armin Zerza Exits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmg.com\">Warner Music Group<\/a><\/strong> (WMG) has elevated <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/tom-corson-named-warner-music-group-chief-operating-officer\/\"><strong>Tom Corson<\/strong><\/a> to Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately, as <strong>Armin Zerza<\/strong> vacates the role for personal reasons. Corson, previously Co-Chairman and COO of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.warnerrecords.com\">Warner Records<\/a><\/strong>, will report directly to WMG CEO <strong>Robert Kyncl<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>WMG said Corson will apply his &#8220;deep domain expertise and operational rigor&#8221; across the entire company. His expanded purview includes global marketing, merchandising, direct-to-consumer operations, and supply chain management. He will continue at Warner Records during a transitional period alongside Co-Chairman and CEO Aaron Bay-Schuck.<\/p>\n<p>Corson joined Warner Records as Co-Chairman and COO in 2018. 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