What Happened?

New York-based Warner Music Group promoted Mike Ballanco to CIO.

About the Company

With its broad roster of new stars and legendary artists, Warner Music Group is home to a collection of the best-known record labels in the music industry including Asylum, Atlantic, East West, Elektra, Fueled By Ramen, Nonesuch, Reprise, Rhino, Roadrunner, Rykodisc, Sire, Warner Bros. and Word, as well as Warner/Chappell Music, one of the world`s leading music publishers, with a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide.    WMG comprises an array of businesses aimed at helping artists achieve long-term creative and financial success while providing consumers with the highest-quality music content available. WMG is engaged in the recorded music business (including artist services) and the music publishing business, and is a leading company in national and international repertoire that operates through numerous international affiliates and licensees in more than 50 countries.

About the Person

Mike Ballanco was previously the SVP, Information Technology at Warner Music Group.

Prior to Warner Music Group (WMG) , Mike Ballanco worked for 

RTX Technology Partners as Senior Management and Technology Consultant. Before that he was SVP, Global Applications at EMI Music.