MANILLA, Philippines (CelebrityAccess) — Warner Music Group introduced the promotion of Sarah Ismail to the position of Managing Director of ADA Asia, the regional workplace of WMG’s impartial label and artist providers division.

In her new position at ADA, Ismail will report back to Chris Gobalakrishna and Jonathan Serbin, Co-Presidents of Warner Music Asia in addition to Cat Kreidich, President of ADA, whereas working intently with different ADA workforce leaders around the globe.

Initially, she is going to proceed to be based mostly in Manilla however will finally relocate to ADA Asia’s workplace in Hong Kong, the place she is going to play a job in ADA’s growth plans within the area.

Ismail first joined Warner in 2019 and was shortly promoted to the position of Regional Advertising Director for Larger China & South East Asia, taking level on operations within the Philippines, the place she helped to interrupt artists corresponding to Lola Amour and Dilaw.

“We’re delighted to announce Sarah’s well-deserved promotion. All through her tenure with Warner Music, Sarah has constantly showcased distinctive administration expertise and a visionary mindset that actually set her aside. Her development not solely reaffirms our dedication to impartial artists and labels throughout Asia, but in addition empowers our extremely proficient workforce to succeed in new ranges of success,” mentioned Chris Gobalakrishna and Jonathan Serbin.

“I’m extremely honoured to be given this chance and humbled by the belief positioned in me. I’m dedicated to rising ADA’s presence throughout Asia. I’m most excited to discover and create compelling choices to empower our impartial artists and companions of their journey. ADA Asia is about to forge new partnerships and proceed to champion various skills.”

As well as, ADA Asia additionally introduced the addition of Thuan Tran, who has been named label supervisor in Vietman. Thuan joins ADA after working for Zing MP3, Vietnam’s main music streaming platform.