Santa Peña New Managing Director, WCM Colombia

• Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has hired Catalina Santa Peña as the new Managing Director for WCM Colombia. In her new role, Santa Peña will oversee WCM Colombia’s rapidly growing roster, which includes Latin GRAMMY winner Juan Pablo Vega, Santiago Cruz, Lalo Ebratt, Piso 21, Vicente García, Yera, and TIMØ. The news comes on the heels of WCM’s sixth year running an office out of Colombia, and Santa Peña will be key in helping expand the team while also championing local songwriters and global superstars alike.

Santa Peña will report to Gustavo Menéndez, President, U.S. Latin & Latin America, Warner Chappell Music, who commented, “As I’ve gotten to know Catalina over the years, I’ve seen the many hats she’s worn, from being an attorney and author, to becoming one of the industry’s most respected leaders. Catalina knows the artistic side of the business and her heart is always in the right place, defending songwriters and the creative community. That’s the passion we like to see, and the perfect fit for our team and the philosophy we stand by. We couldn’t be more thrilled to have her joining us and continuing our work and expanding our growth.”

Santa Peña brings with her a wealth of passion and knowledge — in 2019, she founded one of Latin America’s leading entertainment firms, The Artist’s Attorney, and in 2020, she published a book, Industria Musical Para Artistas, Music Business Para Todos (Music Industry for Artists, Music Business for Everyone) to chronicle the basic principles of the music industry. Santa Peña earlier held roles at the Colombian Copyright office, Sony Music (Andean region), SAYCO, and the Ministry of Culture in Public Performances Law in Colombia.

WCM Co-Chair and CEO Guy Moot and Co-Chair and COO Carianne Marshall said, “The amount of talent and creativity coming out of Colombia is truly remarkable, and we’re delighted to see Catalina take the reins and oversee this market at such a pivotal moment for Latin music.” Santa Peña remarked, “I’m very excited for this new opportunity and to continue my journey of empowering musicians and composers, who are the backbone of this wonderful industry of ours.”

Santa Peña replaces Daniel Mora, who was recently named as the new Managing Director of Warner Music Andes. [Photo credit: David Micolta]