UMA promotes Sean Warner to SVP commercial

Universal Music Group Australia and New Zealand has a new senior vice president of commercial, with the long-serving Sean Warner promoted to the role.

Warner began at UMG as its GM of sales in 2007, before serving in roles including GM of sales & commercial affairs and as managing director of commercial for Australasia.

He previously had stints at Foxtel, Mood Media, Sony Computer Entertainment and BMG Interactive.

Universal Music Australia & New Zealand president George Ash announced the promotion today, calling Warner an “incredible asset”.

“Sean is an incredible asset to our business and his impact on our performance has been key to our success During his time at UMG, Sean has represented us across all of our businesses including Universal Music Australia, EMI, Universal Music New Zealand, and Caroline,” Ash said.

” He has also supported our stellar partner labels as well as building the group commercial strategy for our Asian region. Sean is a member of the global commercial board for UMG.  Sean has played a major role in our development as market leader.

“His contribution has helped shape our relationships with the global platforms and ensured we have positioned ourselves for future growth in a fast-moving and dynamic marketplace”