BMG Music Publishing's VP of International Affairs, Laurent Hubert, has been promoted to a Senior VP role based in New York. He will continue to oversee the publishing company's classical and sheet music businesses in Europe, but will also take on responsibility for affairs in Latin America and Eastern Europe, and for the company's online operations including song search engine http://www.bmgmusicsearch.com.
Announcing the promotion BMG boss Nicholas Firth told reporters: "Laurent has made significant contributions to BMG Music Publishing over the last few years including leading our worldwide Web and Printed Music strategies and centralising BMG Music Publishing's Printed Music and Rental operations in Milan. He is a valuable part of our management team."