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Warner appoint new Aussie boss
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 4 October 2010
Warner Music has appointed a former V2 top man to lead its Australasian operations, following the slightly controversial departure of Ed St John from the top job down under last month. Tony Harlow has spent much of the last decade working in the UK record industry, initially as CEO of London-based indie V2 and then, after its acquisition by Universal, in that major’s international marketing team and then its merchandising unit Bravado. He left Universal Music earlier this year.
However, Harlow has worked in the Australian industry before, having headed up EMI Australia for a time. Says Warner Music’s Asia Pacific boss Lachie Rutherford, to whom Harlow will report: “Tony enjoys a well-deserved reputation in the Australian industry as a smart businessman with real entrepreneurial drive and creative talent management skills. He maintains strong relationships with artist managers and key media and I am confident he is the right leader for our hard-working, talented and dynamic team in Australasia”.
