Dan Rosen to Lead Warner Music Southeast Asia

Dan Rosen’s role as the President of Warner Music Australasia (WMA) has been expanded to include the company’s music businesses in Southeast Asia – Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

The details:

• As President of Warner Music Australasia & Southeast Asia Rosen will continue to report to Lo Ting-Fai (known as Lofai), President, Warner Music APAC.

• He will collaborate with a network of local experts across the eight territories.

• Rosen will also continue to lead WMG’s music publishing arm, Warner Chappell Music, in Australia and New Zealand.

• The publisher’s operations in Asia, including Southeast Asia, will still be run by Arica Ng, President of Warner Chappell Music APAC.

• Both Ng and Rosen will report to Guy Moot, Co-Chair and CEO of Warner Chappell Music.

Population:

• The markets under Rosen’s leadership have a population of over 550 million.

• As per Warner Music Group (WMG), some of its biggest stars generate up to a third of their worldwide streams in the combined region.

• WMG is also focusing its investment in the region’s most talented artists and strengthening its network of local partners.

What they said:

• Lofai: “This region is richly diverse, full of extraordinary artists, talented entrepreneurs, and young passionate fans, who are highly engaged with a booming music ecosystem. Breaking more artists and turbocharging our business here is one of WMG’s top global priorities. Under Dan’s skilled leadership, our artists will tap into both the economic value and weight of population across all eight countries, providing a powerful springboard to global fame and fortune. Change is never easy but this is about doing something bold and winning big over the longterm.”