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Hartwig Masuch (born July 20, 1954, in Hagen) [1] is a German music executive. [2] [3] Since 2008, he has been chief executive officer of BMG Rights Management, a Bertelsmann group division. [4] Under his leadership, BMG became a leading international music company. [5] According to Billboard, he is among the most influential representatives of ...
Masuch has been a member of Bertelsmann's Group Management Committee since 2013. [85] In the 2018 financial year, BMG posted revenues of €545 million. Rights and licenses accounted for 91.1% and products and merchandise 8.9%. Almost half of its revenues (44.1%) were generated in the United States.
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Jun 2, 2023 · Masuch, who pairs jeans and a long-sleeved T-shirt with a Swatch watch, has eschewed a rock’n’roll lifestyle, avoiding award ceremonies that involve “too much posturing”.
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Apr 13, 2017 · And this impression is by no means misleading: “A musician’s long-term, deep-rooted relevance is far more important to us – and more profitable – than any one-hit wonder,” says Hartwig Masuch, who knows the music business better than nearly anyone else. The founder and CEO of BMG talks to BENET about his company’s brilliant start to ...
Jul 26, 2019 · A Major Indie: CEO Hartwig Masuch Looks at BMG’s First 10 Years — and Shares His Vision for Its Future. A decade ago, Hartwig Masuch launched BMG. It became the world's fourth-largest music ...
Based in Berlin, Masuch has worked in the music industry for more than 30 years. He exited his role as CEO of BMG in July 2023, having spent 32 years at BMG parent Bertelsmann, and more than 14 years at BMG itself. Hartwig Masuch: career before joining BMG. Masuch started out as a musician, freelance manager and producer.
Jun 5, 2018 · BMG CEO Hartwig Masuch was the closing keynote speaker for the first day of the Midem conference in Cannes today, and he stayed true to his reputation for plain-speaking about the established companies in the industry that he is trying to disrupt. He was interviewed by Variety’s Shirley Halperin.
