Universal research task

 Universal Music Group

UMG was founded in 1962, when MCA merged with American Decca. It is one of the big three record labels, along with Sony Music and Warner Music Group. Universal owns at leat 18 large Record Labels, all of which one multiple studios themselves. They recorded 28.9% of all recored music in 2016. 

Sir Lucian Grainge is the UMG, and has been since 2011. The rest of the company is structured as the following: 

• Michelle Anthony - VP of UMG - Oversees U.S. Commercial Services, which are - sales, live events, label merchandising, college marketing, and fan engagement.

• Frank Briegmann - President & CEO of Central Europe & Deutsche Grammaphon - Responsible for UMG operations in most of the Eastern parts of the world.

• Jody Gerson - Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group - Heads all publishing activities.

• Jeffrey Harleston - General Counsel and Executive VP of Business & Legal Affairs - Oversees all business transactions, contract and corporate policies.

• David Joseph - Chairman and CEO of Universal Music UK and Ireland - Exectutes operations in UK and Ireland, including various record labels, such as Capital, Decca, Island, and Virgin EMI.

• Andrew Kronfeld - Executive VP of Marketing - Works directly with labels regarding A&R activities, ensuring artists receive the greatest marketing strategies and creative development

• Boyd Muir - CFO and Executive VP of UMG - Manages financial operations, which include asset management, information technology, accounting, and human resources.

• Michael Nash - Executive VP of Digital Strategy - Heads all digital business development activities across the globe.

• Gautam Srivastava - Executive VP of Human Resources - Supervises all human resource activities on a global scale, including compensation, benefits, recruitment, people development, pensions, and leadership planning.

• Will Tanous - Executive VP of Communications for UMG - Responsibilities include shaping and communication UMG’s business strategy, managing internal and external communications, and public policy/government relations correspondence.