One day after the debut of the newly restructured Interscope Capitol Labels Group (ICLG) under president/CEO John Janickthe top executive of Universal Music Group's West Coast label has announced more additions to its leadership team.
Gary Kelly, who has served as general manager/executive vice president/chief revenue officer for Interscope Geffen A&M, will assume the role of GM/chief revenue officer for the new ICLG, continuing largely in the same role in the new structure. And IGA's executive vice president/head of business and legal affairs Jason Kawejsza will retain the same title in the new configuration.
Kelly and Kawejsza join ICLG vice president Steve BermanCOO Annie Lee and CFO Jeff Harris in the C-Suite, next to Janick. All are longtime Interscope executives except Harris, who was formerly with Capitol Music Group.
“Gary and Jason have each made invaluable contributions to our company for nearly 15 years and both combine strong business acumen with an entrepreneurial mindset that will continue to be vital to my leadership team and to ICLG's success in the years ahead, Janick said in a statement. “I know everyone in the company joins me in congratulating Gary and Jason on these well-earned promotions.”
The newly formed Interscope Capitol Labels group is the result of the major restructuring of the Universal Music Group company that the chairman/CEO of UMG Lucian Grainge first announced on February 1st. Under the new structure, UMG's West Coast labels — Interscope, Geffen, A&M, Capitol, Blue Note, Priority, Verve and Motown — now fall under Janick's purview at ICLG, while the East Coast labels — made up primarily of Republic , Def Jam, Island and Mercury — will be overseen by the Republic co-founder and CEO Monte Lipman. News on the new East Coast structure is also expected next week.
“The creation of ICLG is a watershed moment for our company,” Kelly said in a statement. “I am excited to be a part of John's leadership team who will oversee our growth and evolution as we set the standard for what a modern music label should be. I look forward to working with everyone at the company who will use their best skill sets, relationships and expertise to further our mission of providing artists with a home to create great music and build their global brands to reach to the widest possible audience.”
Under the ICLG umbrella is a new leadership team for Capitol Music Group, with former Geffen boss Tom March as president/CEO and veteran of UMPG Lilia Parsa as chairman, following the departures of CMG's previous chairman/CEO Michelle Jubelirer and president Arjun Pulitzer. The company has gone through widespread layoffs in the past week as IGA and Capitol officially merge.
“I am so excited to work with John and our entire leadership team at Interscope Capitol Labels Group as we move forward and redesign the company to more effectively support our amazing artists and partners,” Kawejsza said in a statement.
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