WMUK DOUBLES DOWN ON BEESE

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WMUK DOUBLES DOWN ON BEESE

6/16/21

Former Island Records chief Darcus Beese will join Warner Music UK in a newly created dual role as EVP, WMUK and President of a new joint venture record label. He starts on 7/1.

As a member of WMUK’s senior leadership team, he will report into WMUK CEO Tony Harlow and work closely with Harlow and the WMUK label presidents on the company’s A&R approach. He will be instrumental in helping guide the continued cultural and strategic change of the U.K. business.

Beese said he would not be comfortable working for another label but that conversations with Max Lousada and Harlow led to the idea of him heading up his own label while being part of a broader record company leadership team.