Concord Music Sets New Management
• Concord Music announced the new leadership team that will run its worldwide publishing business, which includes The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, Boosey & Hawkes, and a consolidated popular song-publishing group formed by the merger of The Bicycle Music Company, Imagem Music and Razor & Tie Publishing.
> Jake Wisely (pictured) has been appointed Chief Publishing Executive of Concord Music and has relocated to the company’s new Nashville office, where much of Concord’s U.S. publishing activities will now be centered. Wisely spent the past decade running The Bicycle Music Company, which merged with Concord Music Group in 2015. He reports to Concord Music CEO, Scott Pascucci.
> Bill Gaden will lead Concord Music’s domestic publishing business as its President for North America. Having held senior positions at BMG Records, BBC Worldwide, Simon & Schuster and Golden Books, Gaden joined The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization in 2005, and in 2015, six years after its acquisition by Imagem, became CEO of Imagem USA. He will work from Concord’s New York office and report to Wisely.
> John Minch will oversee Concord Music’s European and other international publishing interests as its President for Europe. Minch, based in London, has managed Boosey & Hawkes since 2001. He will report to Wisely, as well.
> Kent Hoskins is also based in London and has been appointed Concord Music’s Chief Financial Officer for all publishing operations. After working as a Finance Manager with the BBC, Hoskins joined Boosey & Hawkes as Group Financial Controller in 2001. He reports to Concord Music’s overall Chief Financial Officer, Bob Valentine.
Wisely commented, “As principals of Concord Music’s publishing executive committee, Bill, John, and Kent have proven themselves invaluable partners in the melding of a spectacular roster and catalog, along with the systems, infrastructure, and best practices of the Bicycle and Imagem businesses. Their wealth of knowledge, experience, and resources, along with that of our entire staff, cements Concord’s future as a dynamic, world class music publisher.” [Jake Wisely photo: Beth Herzhaft]
