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Andy Ma named CEO of Warner Music China
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 23 August 2018
Warner Music has appointed Andy Ma as the new CEO of its China division. He will also take on the role of EVP Commercial And Business Development, Greater China for the wider Warner business.
President of Warner Music Asia, Simon Robson, says: “Andy’s an incredible executive who has been instrumental in helping build the now thriving digital music market in China. It’s impossible to underestimate the importance of China to the future of our company and the wider music business. Andy is well placed to drive our business there forward, making us the leading label in the country and ensuring our artists benefit from this market’s exponential growth”.
Ma adds: “I’m hugely excited to be taking up this position at a key stage in the development of the music market in China. We’re working with a range of partners to help take our artists’ music to hundreds of millions of new fans. I think China’s got the potential to be a top five market within a few years and we’re set to be its leading label – watch this space!”
Prior to his promotion, Ma was Warner Music’s Chief Commercial Officer for Greater China and SVP, Commercial And Business Development, Greater China and South East Asia.