Virgin Elevates Thompson-Waitt To SVP
“Hannah has an incredible ability to communicate and connect with our diverse group of label and artist partners,” said Zack Gershen, EVP, Global Commercial & Digital Strategy. “She has been key in delivering innovative commercial strategies and we look forward to her making even greater contributions in this new role.”
Thompson-Waitt most recently served as VP of Commercial Strategy at Virgin Music Group. Prior to joining Virgin, she was VP of Digital Marketing at mtheory, the company founded by Virgin Music Group co-CEOs J.T. Myers and Nat Pastor, and which was acquired by Universal Music Group in 2022.
Her career began in 2014 when she launched her own K-pop media company while still in graduate school. She later moved to Seoul, where she learned to speak Korean fluently and provided English-language resources and editorial content to global K-pop fans eager to learn more about their favorite artists.
Thompson-Waitt will be relocating to Virgin Music Group’s Los Angeles headquarters following a successful tenure in New York City. [Photo by G. Cailolo]