Sony Music have announced that Andrew Lack, president of the NBC television network in the US, will take over as chairman of Sony Music Entertainment after the resignation of Thomas D. Mottola last week.
Howard Stringer, chairman of the Sony Corporation of America said in a statement: "We are delighted that Andy will join Sony and lead our music company. He is the most rare of senior entertainment executives, equally adept at business, management, strategy and value creation, as well as a consummate and proven developer of content, talent, and ideas. His skills and energy will be of enormous value as we move to transform our music business in this most challenging time for that industry."