Roc Nation Names Co-Presidents
• Shari Bryant and Omar Grant have been named as co-Presidents of the Roc Nation Label. As seen in Variety and other publications, Bryant and Grant succeed Benny Pough, who left the company in March.
Bryant (left) began her career as an intern at Jay-Z‘s former Roc-A-Fella records and was later an Executive Assistant. She went on to work at Def Jam Recordings, Warner Bros., Atlantic Records and United Masters, and was most recently GM/Partner of Alamo Records. Grant (right) began his career as an intern at Columbia Records while a freshman at Adelphi University. After graduation, he worked as a road manager for Destiny’s Child, Creative Director of Urban A&R for EMI Music Publishing and Sr. Director of A&R at Epic Records before joining Roc Nation nine years ago, rising to Head of A&R.
Bryant commented, “There is no better way to celebrate my 20th anniversary in the music business than to return home. The values and lessons that the Roc Nation founders instilled in me provided me the tools to become the best executive I could possibly be. I’m honored to make even more history with my family.” Grant remarked, “After nine incredible years here, it’s an unbelievable honor to step into this new role. Inspiration comes from the top down at Roc Nation, and the founders set a precedent for a culture of progress in terms of both business and creativity. That’s a legacy I’m humbled to uphold and extend as co-President.”
Tyran Smith, President of A&R and co-founder of Roc Nation, commented, “Shari and Omar love culture and all it encompasses. Both are consummate professionals who understand and respect artists and their process. It’s an honor to work alongside and see them at the helm, poised to usher in the next Roc Nation generation.” [Photo credit: Mark Clennon]
