Gregg Nadel Named Co-Chair/Co-President of Warner Music Nashville, as Ben Kline Steps Down
variety.comChris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Warner Music Group announced Tuesday that Gregg Nadel will become co-chair and co-president of Warner Music Nashville, taking a position alongside Cris Lacy as one of the leaders of Warner’s Nashville operations.
Nadel (pictured above) succeeds Ben Kline, who was described as deciding to step down after a decade with the company. Kline and Lacy had been elevated to co-chairs and co-presidents at the beginning of 2023, jointly following in the footsteps of John Esposito, after that longtime label topper announced his retirement in 2022.
Nadel comes in to assume co-leadership of WMN after most recently serving as president of Elektra Entertainment Group, a role he assumed in 2017 following a stint as general manager.
There, he worked with such country or roots-based acts as Bailey Zimmerman, Zac Brown Band, Brandi Carlile, the Highwomen, Sturgill Simpson and Brittney Spencer.
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