Dr. Kenji Kitatani (Picture: LinkedIn Official)
JAPAN (CelebrityAccess) – Dr. Kenji Kitatani, the Chairman of DAZN Japan, has been appointed as the brand new Chairman of Warner Music Japan. With a profession spanning over 4 many years in world media and leisure, Kitatani brings a wealth of expertise to his new function. He’ll collaborate intently with Kazuyuki “Kaz” Kobayashi, the President and Chief Government Officer (CEO) of Warner Music Japan, to reinforce the corporate’s presence in Japan, the world’s second-largest music market.
Kitatani’s profession started in academia, with school positions at Washington State College and Indiana College. He transitioned into broadcasting within the Eighties, holding senior worldwide government roles at Nippon Tv Community and Tokyo Broadcasting System. In 1989, he joined Tokyo Dome Company as a Board Director and served as President of its American subsidiaries in New York. He later moved to Sony Company, the place he held twin roles as Government Officer and Government Vice President of Sony Company of America. Between 2011 and 2017, he was the President of Avex Worldwide Holdings, Japan’s largest impartial music leisure conglomerate.
Afterward, Kitatani served as Government Vice President (EVP) of Asia and Government Director for Japan at AEG. He then took on advisory roles at Broadmedia, Mitsubishi, and NTT Docomo earlier than changing into Chairman of DAZN Japan final yr. Along with his company roles, he’s a Professor and Director on the Institute for Content material and Expertise Integration on the Kanazawa Institute of Expertise and often contributes to Forbes Japan.
Kobayashi expressed his pleasure about Kitatani becoming a member of Warner Music, stating, “I’m delighted to welcome Dr. Kenji Kitatani to Warner Music and am happy that such a distinguished government has agreed to tackle this problem. We’ve achieved so much within the final decade at Warner Music Japan, however our trade by no means stands nonetheless, and we have to proceed to adapt if we’re to maintain being the primary selection for our nation’s most fun artists.”
Kitatani additionally expressed his enthusiasm, saying, “That is an thrilling time within the Japanese music trade. I’m delighted to take up this new function at Warner Music, working with Kaz on the corporate’s persevering with evolution as we construct essentially the most forward-thinking label within the Japanese market.”