UMG Nashville Names Mike Harris CEO and Appoints Renowned Producer Dave Cobb as Chief Creative Officer
variety.comChris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic In the immediate wake of the news breaking that Universal Music Group Nashville CEO Cindy Mabe was gone from the company’s top role, UMG moved quickly to announce two new appointments, with Mike Harris moving into the Nashville company’s CEO post, along with renowned producer Dave Cobb (Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell) being named the label group’s chief creative officer.
Harris had previously served as Universal Nashville’s COO and EVP, before leaving the company last September, only to rejoin five months later.
Cobb, for his part, has long worked as one of Nashville’s top independent producers but had not served in executive roles prior to the new appointment.
The promotion and new hire were announced by Universal early Thursday evening, Nashville time, after news reports circulated in the mid-afternoon about Mabe taking her leave from the company after just under less than two years in the CEO role.
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