Imagine has appointed Charles Liu because the Group’s Basic Supervisor of Better China, reporting to Sylvain Delange, Imagine’s President of APAC, and Rebecca Dong as Managing Director Operations for Better China.
Based mostly in Beijing, Charles Liu is liable for defining and main Imagine’s income progress methods in Better China, specializing in the deployment of the Group’s premium providing and of its M&A technique.
On this position, Charles Liu additionally focuses on rising Imagine’s roster of artists and labels, in addition to constructing relations with native digital providers.
Reporting to Charles Liu, Rebecca Dong leads the implementation of the technique for Better China, together with managing all operations, DSP partnership, finance, authorized and human sources.
Sylvain Delange, Imagine President for APAC, mentioned: “Better China is each an thrilling and difficult market the place Imagine’s distinctive strategy can considerably contribute to speed up the rise of a robust, various and thriving native music ecosystem as we’ve carried out is so many different markets in Asia Pacific.
“Leveraging Charles’ long-standing, profitable profession, all the time deeply rooted within the native music ecosystem, and Rebecca’s sturdy operational management to drive our effort on this area, we’re in the perfect place to gas Imagine’s continued growth in Better China.”
Sylvain Delange, Imagine
“Leveraging Charles’ long-standing, profitable profession, all the time deeply rooted within the native music ecosystem, and Rebecca’s sturdy operational management to drive our effort on this area, we’re in the perfect place to gas Imagine’s continued growth in Better China.”
With a workforce of over 80, Imagine’s Better China operations works throughout workplaces in 5 cities within the area, servicing over 250 artists and 300 labels.
The IFPI not too long ago named China the world’s fifth-largest recorded music marketplace for 2023. Producing greater than USD $1.4 billion in recorded music commerce revenues final 12 months, China’s annual income has grown greater than 25% YoY for the previous two years, in accordance with the commerce physique.
Charles Liu, Imagine Managing Director of Better China, added: “I’m extremely excited to have joined Imagine, going through the colourful and difficult music market of Better China.
“I’m desirous to leverage my skilled abilities to supply extra help and create alternatives for a wider vary of gifted artists and their excellent works, thereby contributing to the prosperity and progress of the music market in Better China.”
Charles Liu has over 20 years of expertise within the leisure trade.
His earlier roles embody dealing with the worldwide division for Avex Taiwan (1998-2002), being the artist director of Rock Data China (2010-2012), the Basic Supervisor of Linfair Data China (2014-2015), and the Director of Ladies Idol Group in YY.com (2015-2017). Earlier than becoming a member of Imagine, he served because the Basic Supervisor of Sony Music China for home enterprise.
Rebecca Dong makes a speciality of working, enterprise improvement and basic administration, bringing greater than 20 years of administration expertise to Imagine. Previous to becoming a member of Imagine, she spent over 3 years at Siyanli (MBKP invested portfolio) as COO, 4 years at Nielsen as Vice President of Better China and seven years at Training First, as basic supervisor.
Rebecca Dong, Imagine Managing Director of Operations of Better China, added: “It’s a captivating time for the music trade in Better China and I’m thrilled to have joined Imagine on this subsequent part of progress within the area – one that can undoubtedly enable for the rise of a brand new era of gifted music executives, artists and labels throughout throughout.”Music Enterprise Worldwide
