Executive VP Kevin Liles To Exit WMG
After five years as the Executive VP at Warner Music Group, Kevin Liles has announced he is leaving the company.
Liles joined WMG in 2004 after leaving the role of President at Def Jam and Executive VP at Island Def Jam Music Group. He began his career as an intern at Def Jam in 1991, he was named President in 1998 at 30 years of age. Liles played a big part in the success of artists such as Jay-Z, Ja Rule, DMX, Kanye West, T.I. and LL Cool J.
Kevin also published a book in 2006; Make It Happen: The Hip-Hop Generation Guide to Success.
“In the past couple weeks I’ve made one of the most important decisions of my life,” Liles said in a statement, “to depart the Warner Music Group in order to focus more on new entrepreneurial endeavors in talent management, entertainment media, and my personal philanthropic and political passions.”
According to a written statement Liles will remain in a consulting role at WMG.
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