Hayley Silvertown
Create Music Group Appoints Hayley Silvertown as Chief Legal Officer
The exec has advised Create for more than three years as outside counsel
Hayley Silvertown has been named Chief Legal and Business Affairs Officer at Create Music Group, the Los Angeles-headquartered music distribution, rights management, publishing, and data analytics company.
The role:
Silvertown will oversee the company’s legal and business affairs functions.
She will also work with the executive team on strategic transactions, investments, and partnerships.
Backstory:
Silvertown brings more than a decade of legal and transactional experience, with a music industry focus.
She joins Create from Paul Hastings, where she was Of Counsel, having previously held roles at Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton. She also worked in the business affairs departments of ICM and Warner Chappell Music.
Silvertown has worked with Create for more than three years as outside counsel, advising on key acquisitions and its first institutional equity raise: a US$165 million round led by private equity firm Flexpoint Ford that valued Create at US$1 billion in 2024.
What they said:
Hayley Silvertown: “Having worked alongside Create for the past several years, I’ve seen firsthand what makes this company so special. Joining the leadership team feels like a natural next chapter and an incredible opportunity to help continue to build Create into one of the world’s leading music companies and a global home for independent labels and entrepreneurs. I’m excited to help execute on that vision alongside the team.”
👋 Disclosures & Transparency Block
This story was written with information from Music Business Worldwide.
We covered it because it’s news of an executive promotion at Create.
