Arista Adds Timure & Hession

• Arista Records announced the appointment of Sharon Timure as Head of Marketing and Kelsey Hession as Publicity Lead. Both are based in New York and will report to President & CEO David Massey, and General Manager Veronica Sanjines.

Timure (left) joins Arista after a nearly 20-year tenure at Island Records where she worked in both Tour Marketing and Strategic Marketing. Hession (right) spent the past four years heading up the publicity department of Glassnote Records. Earlier stops include Live Nation, SONGS Music Publishing, and the crisis management team at Hiltzik Strategies.

Massey remarked, “We’re thrilled to kick off the new year with the addition of Sharon and Kelsey to the team. Sharon brings an incredible prowess to developing artists with a progressive marketing strategy, and Kelsey’s forward-thinking approach to media will be a driving force to build buzz around our roster.”

In their new roles, Timure and Hession will work across the full Arista roster, including multi-platinum marquee artists like Måneskin, JP Saxe, Tai Verdes, and rising talent Lola Brooke and Paul Russell.