Sony Names Lieberberg Pres., Europe & Africa

• Daniel Lieberberg has been named President, Continental Europe and Africa for Sony Music Entertainment. In this new position, the Berlin-based Lieberberg (left) will oversee Sony Music’s operations across the two regions, with the exception of Spain and Portugal. He will report directly to Rob Stringer, CEO, Sony Music Entertainment, who said, “Daniel is one of the most outstanding creative and futuristic executives in Europe, and I’m very happy that he will now lead a group of territories that contribute significantly to our global business. Not only does revolutionary music technology come from some of these countries, but the adage ‘hits can come from anywhere’ has never been truer, and Daniel is uniquely capable of building on this momentum for our company.”

Lieberberg spent the past 12 years with Universal Music Germany, where since 2014 he oversaw the company’s domestic business in Berlin, including the Vertigo/Capitol and Polydor/Island labels. Lieberberg joined the company in 2002, was named head of Vertigo in 2008, and appointed to the Universal Music Germany Management Board in 2011. He began his career as a booker and talent buyer for Marek Lieberberg Konzertagentur, Germany’s leading concert promoter.

Lieberberg remarked, “I would like to thank Rob Stringer for this fantastic opportunity. I’m excited to be leading such a successful group of territories. I look forward to working with the many talented executives across the company to take advantage of the vast creative and technological opportunities in Europe and Africa to aggressively build on Sony Music’s global artist development successes.”