MUMBAI: MySpace Music has announced three new additions to the company's expanding senior executive team across several key fields including Global Expansion, Online and Offline Marketing, Content, Technology and Business and Legal Affairs. New leadership roles include Senior Vice President of Strategy and Global Marketing, a Chief Technology Officer, and a Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs.
"We are so excited to welcome these incredibly talented individuals to our growing MySpace Music team," said Courtney Holt, President of MySpace Music. "The passion and knowledge that each of them brings to the table will help to truly solidify the company's position as a global industry leader in the digital music space as well as the platform of choice for music fans and artists."
Jamie Kantrowitz is Senior Vice President of Strategy and Global Marketing for MySpace Music. In this role, Jamie will also oversee the strategy expanding MySpace Music's rich media platform of content partnerships and original programming, artist strategy and label relations, and consumer and product marketing initiatives. Jamie is also responsible for spearheading the expansion of the MySpace Music platform across the company's international territories. She will be based in New York, where MySpace Music will have an office. Prior to this role, Jamie served as MySpace's Senior Vice President, International Marketing and Content based in London during which time she played an integral role in overseeing MySpace's successful expansion into 30 international territories.
Alex Maghen serves as Chief Technology Officer for MySpace Music. In this role, Alex leads all technological and platform initiatives for MySpace Music. With over fifteen years of experience overseeing and developing interactive media technologies, Alex brings a wealth of knowledge to his position, and is poised to reinforce MySpace Music as the most innovative music product in existence. Alex is no stranger to the CTO position, and brings with him six years of CTO experience in Online and Mobile Media. As CTO at Yahoo! Music / Launch Media and at MTV Networks Online, Alex drove a broad and highly integrated set of online properties which dramatically advanced the business and market goals of those companies.
Nancy Taylor joins MySpace Music as Lead Counsel, Vice President Business and Legal Affairs. In this role, Nancy oversees the company's business and legal affairs in the US and internationally with respect to the recently launched MySpace Music. Nancy and her staff work to ensure that MySpace Music maintains its position as an industry leader and innovator while complying with applicable laws. Nancy is a seasoned entertainment attorney and has held creative and senior management positions with major music companies, most recently as Senior Vice President, Office of the Chairman and CEO of Warner/Chappell Music Inc.
Additionally, during the last few months the company has turned out several new product enhancements that have helped to greatly improve the user experience on MySpace Music including a new music player, public playlisting, the opportunity to create an unlimited number of playlists, album pages, artist activity feeds, new music search functionality, artist authentication, and top search terms.