※ [本文轉錄自 ikee 信箱] 作者: [email protected] 標題: Mottola Resigns From Sony 時間: Fri Jan 10 17:08:17 2003 作者: Tchocky (American Life) 看板: Mariah 標題: Mottola Resigns From Sony 時間: Fri Jan 10 07:58:19 2003 http://www.billboard.com Thomas D. Mottola, who has spent 14 years at the helm of Sony Music Entertainme nt, has resigned as chairman/CEO, effective immediately. There is no word yet o n a replacement, but a high-level source at Sony Music says it will likely be s omeone from outside the music industry. A Sony Corp. statement says a successor will be named within "the next few days." Mottola, whose contract is up in 2004, is said to have been pushing for a renew al, but apparently switched gears. He will now start up his own label, in partn ership with Sony. "I have been thinking about taking up this new challenge for about a year, and really made the decision to go forward only recently," Mottola said in the stat ement. "I am thrilled that I will continue my long-standing relationship with S ony to create a company that I believe will become a blueprint for the music bu siness in the coming years." In his time with Sony, Mottola became one of the most high-profile music execut ives and a personality in his own right. He discovered Mariah Carey as an 18-ye ar-old waitress, and later married the one-time Sony artist. He is currently ma rried to Latin star Thalia. Before joining the Sony family, Mottola was a manager for such artists as Hall & Oates, Carly Simon, and John Mellencamp. He became president of Sony's CBS Re cords in 1988 at age 37, and a year later was named president of Sony Music. Mo ttola became president/CEO of Sony Music Entertainment in 1993 and was named ch airman/CEO in 1998. Sony Music's labels include Columbia and Epic, which are home to acts such as J ennifer Lopez, Bruce Springsteen, B2K, Dixie Chicks, Nas, Pearl Jam, and Celine Dion. -- ※ Origin: 交大機械工廠 ◆ From: 202.133.226.253.available --

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