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Atlantic Screen Group’s Rupert Hollier and Rosie Hill. Photo Credit: ASG

Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of December 5th, 2025.

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Oak View Group

Chris Granger, who stepped in as OVG’s interim CEO following Tim Leiweke’s July indictment, has assumed the position on a permanent basis.

Meanwhile, Leiweke has received a pardon, but it doesn’t seem as though he’ll be returning to the company. OVG has scrubbed his name from its website and underscored plans to pursue “exceptional outcomes for our clients under the leadership of our CEO Chris Granger.”

Skyline Artists

Skyline Artists Agency is shutting down after more than 35 years, with founder and president Bruce Houghton set to remain active as, among other things, a Hypebot contributor and a Bandsintown senior advisor.

Meanwhile, recent years have seen the company’s agents find new professional homes: Andrea Sabata at the Kurland Agency, Mark Lourie at Madison House, and both James Leslie and Ben Rossman at Dynamic Talent International.

TikTok

TikTok has tapped Ziad Ojakli, previously Boeing’s EVP of government operations, to serve as head of public policy for the Americas.

Warner Music Group

WMG head Robert Kyncl has tweaked his compensation package, which has divided a planned once-off stock option into three tranches and tied each to a share-price target.

iHeartMedia

iHeartMedia’s Power 105.1 has announced two promotions: DJ Prostyle (real name Alexander Santelises) is officially assistant program director, with Symantha Wilson now doubling as music director and The Breakfast Club’s producer.

Sony Music Publishing

SMP has boosted Jeff Smarr, a team member of over 30 years, to global copyright SVP.

Atlantic Screen Group

Atlantic Screen Group has elevated creative director Rupert Hollier (now COO) and global sync director Rosie Hill (now president of Nightjar Music and the namesake publishing unit).

Additionally, former Decca sync coordinator Tom Paul has come aboard as Nightjar’s creative sync manager.

CAA

DamGood Mgmt head Greg Goodfried has landed at Creative Artists Agency as a digital creator and podcaster agent; DamGood coordinator Jamie Guggenheim is also joining CAA as an agent.

A2IM

The American Association of Independent Music has upped GM Lisa Hresko to COO, and the Foundation of Independent Music non-profit has enlisted the exec to serve as its first president.

WME

Rob Markus is now head of international music at WME, where he’s been an agent and partner for over two decades.

MusicNation

MusicNation has confirmed veteran IP attorney Aisha Salem-Howey as its general counsel.

SiriusXM

Zac Coughlin, CFO of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger parent PVH, is set to join SiriusXM in the same capacity on January 1st.

CTS Eventim

CTS Eventim is also preparing to welcome a new CFO, William Willms, at the top of 2026.

Big Loud

Four months removed from Big Loud Records’ marketing-team overhaul, Lucy Bartozzi, having signed on as marketing VP in mid-2023, has exited the company.

Harris, Huelsman, Barnes & Company

HHBC VP John Huelsman has been boosted to president, and founder Becky Harris has become CEO.

FBMM

Betty Sanders, Flood Bumstead McCready & McCarthy’s chief people officer, is retiring at yearend after four decades with the firm.

Big Loud Rock

Big Loud’s rock imprint has brought on LA-based Brien Terranova (previously with Beggars Group) and Chicago-based Dave Derkowski (who joins after a 34-year Warner Records run) as senior directors of promotion.

ATC Group

Following a six-month consultancy, James Patterson has become ATC Group’s COO on a permanent basis. Additionally, the board, now chaired by multi-year member Andy Glover, has added Lewis Silkin partner Cliff Fluet as a non-executive director.

Townsend

Townsend has announced The Money Trench executive producer Mike Walsh as its D2C sales and product consultant.

Live Nation

Longtime Live Nation higher-up Bruce Moran, currently the Latin touring unit’s president, has become executive chairman of the same division.

Peermusic

Peermusic has tapped Hipgnosis/Big Deal vet Alex Black as A&R VP.

Atlantic/WMG

Warner Music’s Atlantic Music Group has promoted Dave Rocco from creative president to chief creative officer.

PPL

Phonographic Performance Limited has appointed longtime financial professional Anne-Marie Pearce as its CFO.