KEVIN LILES JOINS WARNER MUSIC GROUP AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

Warner Music Group announced today that Kevin Liles, the former president and CEO of Def Jam Records and executive vice president of parent company Island Def Jam Music Group, has been named executive vice president of Warner Music Group.

Reporting to Lyor Cohen, chairman and CEO of U.S. Recorded Music, Liles will bring his 15 years of vast expertise in the urban and rock music genres as well as in marketing and brand extension to bear on WMG's corporate operations.

Edgar Bronfman, Jr., chairman and CEO of Warner Music Group, said, "We're extremely pleased to welcome Kevin into the Warner Music family. His remarkable, sustained success at Def Jam in such a broad range of entertainment endeavors and his demonstrated leadership abilities and business acumen will make him an invaluable asset to our operations worldwide."


Kevin Liles, Executive Vice President, Warner Music Group

Said Cohen, "Not only is Kevin one of the most knowledgeable music executives I know, he's one of the hardest working, most passionate people in the business. With his extraordinary resume, he brings an entirely new level of vitality to WMG's efforts to build momentum in urban music. And with such a broad grasp of every element of the business, from A&R, artist relations, brand-building, merchandising, movies, television, video games and mobile content as well as phenomenal business instincts, he really is the consummate entertainment executive. We couldn't be more thrilled to have him join the Warner Music team."

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