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# WMG Taps Sony EVP Rob Wisenthal As COO
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/wmg-taps-sony-evp-rob-wisenthal-as-coo/
- Published: 2012-12-20T12:12:54.000Z
- Updated: 2012-12-20T12:12:54.000Z
- Description: Warner Music Group today announced that Sony EVP Rob Wiesenthal has been appointed Chief Operating Officer, a new position, effective January 1. Wiesenthal will be based in New York and. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/12/wmg-taps-sony-evp-rob-wisenthal-as-coo.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Major Labels, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:49

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Warner  
Music Group today announced that Sony EVP Rob Wiesenthal has been appointed Chief  
Operating Officer, a new position, effective  
January 1\. Wiesenthal will be based in New York and report directly  
to CEO Steve Cooper.

As a  
member of WMG’s senior management team, Wiesenthal’s responsibilities will  
include global corporate development across WMG’s recorded music and music  
publishing operations, identifying new business models and helping to drive  
growth through investments and acquisitions.

Wiesenthal  
joins WMG from Sony Corporation where he has served in various leadership roles  
including Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Sony  
Corporation of America; Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, Sony Entertainment  
Inc.; and Group Executive, Sony Corporation. He was also a member of Sony  
Pictures Entertainment’s Operating Committee and sat on the Board of Directors  
for Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Ericsson.

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