Expertise company UTA has named former Ingrooves Music Group CEO Bob Roback as its new Chief Working Officer.
Thought-about a pioneer within the digital music house, Roback will now be chargeable for enterprise operations on the Beverly Hills-headquartered company, and can oversee development, technique and know-how, UTA mentioned in an announcement Wednesday (June 12).
He’ll report back to CEO Jeremy Zimmer and President David Kramer. Within the COO function, Roback succeeds Andrew Thau, who served within the place whereas additionally serving as co-head of UTA Sports activities. Thau will now concentrate on his work with sports activities expertise.
Roback served as CEO of LA-headquartered Ingrooves from 2015 to 2022, Throughout his time on the helm, the indie music advertising and marketing and distribution firm expanded to quite a few abroad markets, together with Australia, Brazil, Japan, India, South Africa, and Spain.
Maybe most notably, Roback presided over the sale of Ingrooves to Common Music Group in 2019. UMG had been an investor within the firm since 2006. (In October, Virgin Music Group mixed Virgin Music and Ingrooves Music Group into united world operation).
Previous to that, Roback served as President and member of the board of administrators at musical instrument firm Fender.
“All through his completed profession, Bob has constructed and led a number of companies on the intersection of leisure and know-how, and he shall be a valued accomplice at UTA.”
Jeremy Zimmer, UTA
In 1994, Roback co-founded LAUNCH Media, one of many first digital music firms. It was ultimately acquired by Yahoo!, and have become Yahoo Music. Roback served as Head of Music on the firm and oversaw its world music operations till 2007.
After leaving Yahoo!, Roback co-founded and served as CEO of Dashbox, a workflow administration system and market for music licensing. That firm was acquired by FilmTrack in 2014. Roback additionally served as Co-Founder/Managing Director of The Media Farm, an organization which owns and manages leisure mental property.
“I’ve lengthy admired UTA’s dedication to its shoppers and talent to paved the way in defining what it means to be a world company throughout a time of super change and alternative,” Roback mentioned in an announcement.
“I’m thrilled to be becoming a member of the corporate at this thrilling time and look ahead to shaping the long run with UTA’s gifted and bold crew.”
“I’ve lengthy admired UTA’s dedication to its shoppers and talent to paved the way in defining what it means to be a world company throughout a time of super change and alternative.”
Bob Roback, UTA
“I’m delighted to welcome Bob Roback to UTA,” Zimmer mentioned. “All through his completed profession, Bob has constructed and led a number of companies on the intersection of leisure and know-how, and he shall be a valued accomplice at UTA as we assist our shoppers thrive in an more and more world and sophisticated market.”
Zimmer additionally took time to acknowledge “the numerous contributions of Andrew Thau, who served as our COO since 2007 and have become co-head of UTA Sports activities final yr. I’m excited for what Andrew will accomplish as he focuses full-time on constructing out our sports activities presence within the world enviornment.”
“Bob’s expertise and strategy make him a great slot in UTA’s entrepreneurial and future-focused tradition.”
David Kramer, UTA
Kramer added: “Bob’s expertise and strategy make him a great slot in UTA’s entrepreneurial and future-focused tradition. Artists, athletes and types wish to take part globally throughout each a part of the leisure panorama, and Bob will assist guarantee we proceed to function at a stage that exemplifies best-in-class illustration.”
UTA is without doubt one of the world’s most outstanding expertise businesses, representing actors, athletes, writers, musicians, avid gamers and digital influencers. The corporate’s providers prolong past expertise illustration to content material manufacturing, strategic advisory work and advertising and marketing.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, the agency has workplaces in Atlanta, Chicago, Nashville, New York, London, Munich and Madrid. The company represents quite a few musical artists, together with Unhealthy Bunny, Cardi B, Cyndi Lauper, deadmau5, Dolly Parton, J. Cole, Karol G, Kylie Minogue, Lil Wayne, Lil Nas X, Lizzo, Main Lazer, Miike Snow, Paul Van Dyk, Put up Malone, Ringo Starr, Timbaland, and The Chemical Brothers, amongst many others.Music Enterprise Worldwide
