LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — Interscope Geffen A&M Records (IGA) Chairman & CEO John Janick announced that label industry veteran Tom March has been tapped as the Chairman & CEO of Capitol Music Group.
In his new post, March, who will report to Janick, will lead the label group, which includes the iconic Capitol Records brand, along with Blue Note Records, Motown Records, Astralwerks, Harvest Records and Capitol Christian Music Group.
“I’ve worked closely with Tom for the better part of a decade, first as he looked after IGA repertoire in his role as co-president of Polydor in the UK and more recently in his position as President of Geffen,” said Janick. “He is a passionate and savvy executive who is a relentless advocate for artists and is committed to building successful executive teams. I know he will thrive in this important new role.
March joins Capitol from Geffen Records, where he served as President of the label for the last two years. His past roles include Polydor, where he was co-president alongside Ben Mortimer. He also spent nearly twenty years in various roles with Universal Music Group.
Along with March’s appointment, Capitol also announced the hire of Lillia Parsa as Co-President of CMG, joining Co-President Arjun Pulijal, who will continue to focus on the company’s artist development efforts.
Parsa joins CMG after a stint at Universal Music Publishing Group, where as Senior Vice President of A&R at Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), she was based in New York.
“I’m thrilled to be charged with leading Capitol Music Group. The company’s deep legacy includes so many iconic artists and records that have long played important roles in my life, and the opportunity to help write CMG’s next chapter is a dream come true. I’m excited for Lillia to be joining me to define the creative direction of the company; she is spectacularly talented, and one of the most respected A&R executives in the business today.
“I’m excited to be working with Tom to write the next creative chapter for Capitol Music Group; to work with an array of artists that currently call CMG home, as well as those that will be joining us in the near future. I’m also looking forward to working alongside Arjun as co-president of a company with such an illustrious and ongoing legacy. I thank John Janick for this great opportunity, and my longtime mentor [UMPG Chairman & CEO] Jody Gerson for always supporting me and encouraging this next important step in my career.”
