Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWarner Records has named Karen Kwak executive vice president and head of A&R, joining the company on Nov.
1 and reporting to co-chairman & CEO Aaron Bay-Schuck. She will be based at the company’s Los Angeles headquarters and work closely with the team to steer its A&R department.A veteran executive, Kwak most recently headed her own company, KK Consulting, working with RCA Records (Britney Spears, Maluma), Epic Records, and Three Six Zero (Tiesto).
Prior to setting out on her own in 2016, Kwak spent 12 years with Universal Music Group, rising to EVP of A&R, U.S. recorded music, serving all of UMG’s U.S.
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