Duque Now Pres. Of ADA & Warner Latin America

• Warner Music Group announced that Alejandro Duque, President of Warner Music Latin America, will annex the additional role of President of ADA, WMG’s independent distribution and label services arm. He succeeds current ADA President Cat Kreidich, who stepped down this week after a four-year run. Kreidich’s departure was covered by Variety.

Duque will continue to be based in Miami and report to WMG CEO Robert Kyncl, who remarked, “Alejandro’s leadership will help us differentiate ADA… providing independent labels and artists with opportunities at a speed and scale they won’t find anywhere else. He has a proven track record of supporting the indie community, as well as a deep understanding of WMG’s reach and resources as catalysts for global superstardom. This combination is going to bring down barriers for ADA’s clients, plugging them more directly into our infrastructure, and empowering them to build their businesses.”

Duque has served as President of Warner Music Latin America since 2021 and has championed breakthrough artists such as Blessd, Danny Ocean, Elena Rose, Myke Towers, Natanael Cano, Ovy on the Drums, Tiago PZK, Tokischa, Yami Safdie, and Yandel. Duque started his career at Universal Music Colombia, rising to Managing Director of Universal Music Latino, Machete, and Capitol Latin before moving to WMG.

“Across the globe, there are dynamic, culture-shifting artists with a wide variety of needs to propel their careers forward,” Duque said. “We’re committed to growing our distribution business and enhancing the ADA brand, through a combination of excellent service, flexible deal-making, and tech innovation. We’ve done this successfully in Latin America, and now we’re taking that holistic approach to the entire business by integrating our independent distribution strategy even more tightly with our teams in the US and around the world.”