Consider has unveiled a brand new construction that unifies its World Business group and its Product, Tech & Operations group.
Beneath the adjustments, introduced by the Paris-based firm on Thursday (July 9), Elsa Bahamonde Bourgain will lead the business group – bringing collectively the Artist Providers and Label & Artist Options divisions – whereas Romain Becker will lead Product, Tech & Operations as Group Chief Working Officer.
In line with a press launch, the restructure and Consider’s “From Entry to Success” strategic plan are collectively central to its push to develop into what it calls “One World Artist Growth Firm”.
Bahamonde Bourgain will lead Consider’s international business efforts as President of Artist Providers and Label & Artist Options, reporting to World Head of Music Romain Vivien.
Her remit brings collectively the corporate’s Artist Providers and Label & Artist Options divisions.
In line with Consider, its Artist Providers division gives “options for impartial artists keen to succeed in native audiences and obtain international success,” throughout a roster “masking all musical genres.”
The corporate’s ‘Label & Artist Options‘ enterprise line gives impartial labels and established artists with providers together with distribution, advertising, and digital promotion.
“This new construction is a game-changer designed to supercharge our artist improvement technique on an entire new scale.”
Bahamonde Bourgain
Elsa Bahamonde Bourgain joined Consider in 2021 to run its Artist Providers operation, after holding senior roles at Criteo, Pixmania and Veepee.
In line with the corporate, she has been instrumental within the launch of greater than 15 labels world wide.
Liubov Kevkhaian has been appointed VP of Label & Artist Options, after 5 years as Consider’s Managing Director for Central & Jap Europe.
In that function, she oversaw the corporate’s strategic partnership with Romania-based impartial label World Information.
Emmanuelle de Hosson has been appointed VP of Artist Providers, becoming a member of from French impartial label Play Two.
She had served as Basic Director of Play Two since 2023, working with French artists together with Vitaa, Kalash, GIMS and Tayc.
Romain Becker turns into Group Chief Working Officer, reporting to Founder and CEO Denis Ladegaillerie.
He’ll lead a unified Product, Tech & Operations construction throughout the Consider group.
Beckerwas beforehand Consider’s Chief Product, Operations and Advertising Providers Officer, and earlier served as President of Label & Artist Options.
He additionally held roles at Google, the place he led YouTube‘s music partnerships.
Becker will oversee a workforce that features Group CTO Antoine Jacoutot, World SVP Operations Sandrine Lalau-Keraly and newly appointed Group CPO Luxi Huang, beforehand TuneCore‘s Chief Expertise and Product Officer.
“We now have been engaged on unifying Consider’s Product, Tech, and Operations group – which absolutely integrates TuneCore – for just a few years now, and I’m excited to proceed constructing bridges between our expertise capabilities and our music groups.”
Romain Becker
“I’m extremely excited to step into this function at such a pivotal second for Consider,” mentioned Bahamonde Bourgain.
“This new construction is a game-changer designed to supercharge our artist improvement technique on an entire new scale. Along with Liubov and Emmanuelle, each distinctive leaders, we’re uniquely positioned to drive the way forward for impartial music.”
“We now have been engaged on unifying Consider’s Product, Tech, and Operations group – which absolutely integrates TuneCore – for just a few years now, and I’m excited to proceed constructing bridges between our expertise capabilities and our music groups,” mentioned Romain Becker, Group Chief Working Officer.
“Combining deep music experience with expertise as a catalyst for artist improvement is on the core of Consider’s DNA.
“This unified group – inside which Luxi, Antoine and Sandrine work in unison – already permits us to maneuver sooner and ship even higher instruments for Consider and TuneCore’s artists, songwriters, labels, and publishers world wide.”
Credit score: Anis Martin
“Unifying Consider’s business and Product, Tech and Operations organizations is just not merely a structural evolution. It’s a deliberate option to sharpen our affect, with sturdy synergies and impeccable collaboration between these two organizations.”
Denis Ladegaillerie, Consider
Denis Ladegaillerie, Consider’s Founder and CEO, mentioned: “Elsa and Romain are two distinctive leaders, whose deep understanding of Consider and unparalleled market intelligence, will undoubtedly permit them to proceed delivering excellent outcomes as they step into their new roles.
“Unifying Consider’s business and Product, Tech and Operations’ organizations is just not merely a structural evolution.
“It’s a deliberate option to sharpen our affect, with sturdy synergies and impeccable collaboration between these two organizations. We now have the governance and the expertise to ship on our promise to artists, labels, songwriters and publishers worldwide. They represent the foundations for our 2030 ambition.”
Consider was taken majority-private in 2024 by a consortium together with its founder, EQT and TCV, and generated greater than $1 billion in income that yr.
The Paris-headquartered firm operates in additional than 50 international locations and employs over 2,000 folks, with manufacturers together with Nuclear Blast, naïve, TuneCore and Sentric.Music Enterprise Worldwide