John Esposito Reportedly Transitioning To Chairman Emeritus At Warner Music Nashville
John Esposito. Photo: Eric Brown
According to reports, Warner Music Nashville’s John “Espo” Esposito will be transitioning from Chairman/CEO to Chairman Emeritus beginning in early 2023. The news was originally published by Billboard. Warner Music Nashville has not confirmed with MusicRow despite multiple attempts.
In his emeritus role, Esposito will likely remain involved in strategy and long-range planning, as well as serve in an advisory role.
As noted by Billboard, it is expected that either Ben Kline and Cris Lacy will take over running the day-to-day running of the company in a phased transition. In 2019, Kline was elevated to Executive VP/General Manager and Lacy to Executive VP/A&R.
Esposito took over operations at WMN in 2009 after seven years at WEA Corp. where he served as President/CEO of WMG’s sales and marketing division. In 2019, Esposito also signed a new multi-year contract with the company.
WMN’s roster includes Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, Dan + Shay, Chris Janson, Ashley McBryde, Cole Swindell, Brett Eldredge and Gabby Barrett, among others.
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