SoundCloud Names Wilson COO/CFO

• SoundCloud has named entertainment and finance executive Drew Wilson as its new Chief Operating and Chief Financial Officer, effective April 1, 2021. In his new role, Wilson will oversee all finance and operations, including workplace, and people functions, reporting directly to CEO Michael Weissman, who said, “I’m excited to have Drew join SoundCloud. He is an entertainment industry leader with an incredibly strong business, operational and financial background, driving media organizations during a time of transformative change. His unique perspective in building business around emerging creative talent alongside his operational and financial skills, makes him the ideal fit for us as we continue to grow and expand our business into a next generation music entertainment company.”

Wilson joins SoundCloud from First Look Media where he held a similar COO/CFO position, overseeing the company’s operations, sales & distribution, HR, product and engineering, finance, strategic planning and business development. He held prior CFO roles at AwesomenessTV in Los Angeles, RLJ Entertainment/AcornTV and he served as divisional CFO and worldwide operations Controller at Discovery Communications.

Wilson stated, “I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to join SoundCloud and to work with Mike Weissman on expanding the company’s strategic vision and operational effectiveness. SoundCloud is well suited to grow and serve its young artist and listener community while taking advantage of new opportunities and changes in the market. SoundCloud is a dynamic company with great smart innovative people. I look forward to learning more about the company’s operations to help optimize performance and identify opportunities to expand the business.”