Derek Anderson (Photograph: Official LinkedIn)
NASHVILLE (CelebrityAccess) – Common Music Group Nashville (UMGN) has appointed Derek Anderson as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Commerce. Anderson will oversee the label group’s e-commerce, retail, and streaming groups on this newly created position, bringing over 15 years of trade expertise.
A Berklee School of Music graduate, Anderson started his profession with SONY Music’s RED Distribution in New York, the place he labored on the label administration crew. He then served as Director of Consumer Administration at Kobalt/AWAL earlier than shifting to Nashville to hitch The Orchard, a music distribution firm. His journey continued at Black River Leisure as Director of Streaming and Income, and most lately, he held the position of Vice President (VP) of Digital Technique at New West Data.
“We’re very excited to have Derek be part of the crew right here at UMGN,” stated Mike Harris, EVP & COO of UMG Nashville. “His expertise and enterprise information are going to be a giant asset for each our crew and our roster.”
Anderson stated, “I’m excited to be working with the distinctive crew at UMG Nashville and their unimaginable roster. Having adopted their trade dominance from afar, I’m very a lot wanting ahead to constructing upon their nice basis and persevering with to develop personally and collectively with the UMG crew.”