Also this week: SongVest hires a chief strategist, a Warner veteran joins Berklee, Killphonic Rights overhauls leadership and the CMA Foundation has a new senior director.
The executive, who made his first EMPIRE signing with G-Dragon, previously helped develop such East Asian artists as DEAN and Jackson Wang.
Also this week: Triller has a new CEO, the Academy of Country Music elects a board and The Orchard appoints a head of South Korea.
The former NeueHouse CEO says he's "made every key stakeholder" in the company's failed Electric Zoo festival "whole" since he began working behind the scenes.
The former co-head of U.S. A&R succeeds Mike McCormack in the London-based role.
The EMI Records Japan veteran replaces Kaz Kobayashi in the role.
Also this week: Believe UK's new head of A&R, a former managing director at Spotify joins Canvas Music and Ineffable Records appoints a head of synch.
The Toronto-based executive will work across MNRK offices in New York, Nashville, Toronto and the U.K.
Wong, who has been chief marketing officer for WMG since 2020, will also become president of East West Records as part of his new purview.
Also this week: New West Records goes on a promotion spree, Sony Music Publishing hires a new vp of creative and Armada Music appoints a head of catalog.
