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# CHANGES: Nielson Names CEO, New Urban SVP @ Columbia and WMG
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/changes-nielson-names-ceo-urban-svp-columbia/
- Published: 2013-11-07T12:28:00.000Z
- Updated: 2013-11-07T12:28:00.000Z
- Description: Dwight M. “Mitch” Barns has been named Nielsen’s new CEO. He's a 16-year veteran of the company who has 28 years in marketing, Barns will succeed David L. Calhoun in the position, as Calhoun. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/11/changes-nielson-names-ceo-urban-svp-columbia.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Major Labels, Music Business, Barns, Board of directors, Calhoun, Columbia Records, James M. Kilts, Nielsen, RCA Records, Swiss People's Party, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:43

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Dwight M. “Mitch” Barns has been named **Nielsen**’s new CEO. He's a 16-year veteran of the company who has 28 years in marketing, Barns will succeed **David L. Calhoun** in the position, as Calhoun becomes Executive Chairman of Nielsen’s Board of Directors. The current Chairman of the Board, **James M. Kilts**, will step down as Chairman but remain on the Board as a member.

**MORE:**

**Shawn “Tubby” Holiday** has joined **Columbia Records** as SVP of Urban A&R. Holiday was most recently SVP of A&R at RCA Records

**Warner Music Group** has named **Dirk Ewald** as SVP of Global Catalog Management.

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