BMG Ups Kolb To EVP, Europe
• BMG has promoted Maximilian Kolb to EVP Repertoire & Marketing, Continental Europe. Kolb, who was previously Managing Director, GSA (Germany, Switzerland, Austria), will continue to manage BMG’s integrated music publishing and recordings business in those countries while taking on additional responsibility for BMG’s Continental European operation across 13 territories with offices in Berlin, Hilversum (Netherlands), Paris, Madrid, Milan, and Stockholm.
Kolb continues to report to Dominique Casimir, BMG EVP Global Repertoire & Marketing, who said, “During this most exciting time, Maximilian and his team have not only brought great artists and writers to BMG, but he has also managed to explore new ideas and business areas in Germany and combine them with our global strategy. We believe in the great value of local artists and writers in the European market. With his entrepreneurial spirit and repertoire expertise, Maximilian has everything it takes to continue developing and implementing innovative and internationally relevant strategies with the team in Continental Europe. His nine years journey at BMG from A&R to EVP Continental Europe is a great testament to BMG’s internal talent development.”
Kolb said, “There could be no better time to take on this new role. Streaming is opening up the market for local repertoire right across Continental Europe, not only boosting domestic successes, but also creating new cross-border opportunities. We want to be a home for all kinds of music right across Europe. And as well as signing artists we will also pursue rights acquisitions, providing artists with a respectful and reliable home for their music. I am incredibly excited to work even more closely with my colleagues across Continental Europe while continuing to work hand-in-hand with Dominique.”
Kolb joined BMG in 2012 as A&R Manager from Sony ATV (now Sony Music Publishing). In 2017, he was promoted to Director A&R Recorded Music GSA, overseeing both the recordings business as well as Digital Sales, and in 2019, Kolb was appointed Managing Director, GSA.
