More SonyBMG rejigs. Following the appointment of a new top man at the major's US based BMG Label Group - as previously reported Barry Weiss has replaced Clive Davis and Charles Goldstruck - the major yesterday said it had appointed Ivan Gavin as COO of that Group. Gavin previously had a VP role at the BMG owned Zomba Label Group, though has more recently been working for EMI.
Elsewhere in SonyBMG US appointments, Chris Gannett has been promoted to the role of VP Strategic Marketing for the major's Commercial Music Group. He'll report to David Santaniello, Senior VP Strategic Marketing in the division.