Cameo Carlson has been promoted to EVP of the Universal Motown Republic Group of labels. Her appointment is notable in part because Carlson's background is in digital music, as well as, that she is one of only a handful of women to ascend to a high level post at a major label.
Another barrier breaker, Sylvia Rhone, President of Universal Motown was among those announcing her promotion along with Mel Lewinter, Chairman and CEO; and Monte Lipman, President of Universal Republic. Formerly, Carlson served as SVP of Digital Business Development for UMRG.
In September 2008, Carlson was named one of the Top Mobile Executives by Billboard Magazine. She currently manages digital music initiatives for all of the labels and artists under the UMRG umbrella. Prior to joining UMRG, Carlson was Manager of Music Programming and Label Relations for iTunes, From 2000 to 2004, she was a programmer for AOL’ Radio.
From the press release:
“Cameo is a consummate professional whose expertise and commitment to our artists and our business have been invaluable,” stated Mr. Lewinter. “We are pleased to expand the playing field for her even further with this well deserved promotion. In this new role, she will not only work to further integrate our digital initiatives across all of our labels, but will serve as our company’s liaison with VEVO when it launches later this year.”
“The opportunity to work with Mel, Monte, Sylvia and the entire UMRG team has been a high-point of my professional career,” added Ms. Carlson. “Our continuing investment in artists and digital initiatives provides us with a real formula for success that is unique to UMRG.”
