Warner Records Names Jim Roppo Vice Chairman

By Jem Aswad

Jem Aswad

Executive Editor, Music

Latest

• Music Industry Moves: Mohnish Sani Joins Hybe Americas 1 hour ago
• Universal Music Group Hit With Layoffs, Several Senior Execs to Leave Company 2 hours ago
• Britney Spears Drops Previously Unreleased Justin Timberlake Collaboration, ‘She’ll Never Be Me’ 2 days ago

• Comments

Just hours after his departure from Republic Records was announced, Jim Roppo has been officially named vice chairman of Warner Records Group. He will be based in Los Angeles and report to Chairman & CEO Aaron Bay-Schuck; his start date will be confirmed in the coming weeks.

Roppo joins the company following nearly three decades at Universal Music Group, where he most recently served as Chairman and CEO of Republic Records, overseeing global strategy, operations, and artist development. Prior to that, he was President and COO of Republic Collective, an umbrella group housing flagship imprints including Republic, Island, Def Jam, and Mercury.

Related Stories

Bill Burr on ‘The Social Reckoning,’ Sparring With Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg and Why Tech CEOs are ‘Leading Us to Ruin’