Is it just me, or do senior EMI executives change their job titles almost as often as MPs fiddle their expenses?
Yes, another revamp in the upper echelons of the London-based major, where Ronn Werre and David Kassler, previously Senior VP of something and Chief Officer of something else, were promoted to the role of joint-COOs on Friday. The dynamic duo will oversee the operations of the whole EMI recorded music division the world over, reporting in to the major's CEO Elio Leoni-Sceti. LA-based Werre will oversee North America and Mexico, as well as continued to run the increasingly prolific EMI Music Services division globally, while London-based Kassler will head up operations everywhere else.
The latest in a long line of executive rejigs at the major is, in case you wondered, a sign that EMI is "moving to the next level". Not sure what that means, but I'd love to be EMI's business card printers. Anyway, here's what the aforementioned Elio had to say: "With our major reorganisation behind us, a strong new management team in place around the world and a clear consumer strategy rolling out, EMI is moving to the next level. Ronn and David are results-oriented individuals with multi-national experience who will help us as an organization to drive performance and deliver our ambitious goals".