Jen Savitzky has been named Vice President of Finance, North America, for Warner Chappell Music (WCM).
On this position, she’s going to function a associate and advisor to the music writer’s North American staff.
She will even oversee all finance and accounting operations, and assist drive strategic planning initiatives.
She’s going to report back to WCM’s EVP and World CFO, David Woirhaye, who took on the position in 2021.
Savitzky’s profession spans nearly twenty years and was most just lately at Activision Blizzard.
At Activision Blizzard, she managed world income accounting execution, supported new enterprise fashions resembling its eSports League, and acted as a challenge supervisor on varied initiatives.
She was beforehand with Warner Music Group, the place she led all points of normal and royalty accounting for Rhino Information.
Earlier than that, she served as a senior auditor at Deloitte.
“I’ll be targeted on enhancing partnerships between the North American finance staff and departments throughout the enterprise.”
Jen Savitzky
Jen Savitzky, mentioned: “I’m thrilled to be at Warner Chappell and part of the Warner Music Group household once more.
“I’ve all the time been keen about music and particularly songwriters, and it’s thrilling to be becoming a member of now when the corporate is experiencing such fast development.
“I’ll be targeted on enhancing partnerships between the North American finance staff and departments throughout the enterprise.
“I’m very a lot trying ahead to leveraging my prior expertise to see what we are able to accomplish collectively.”
“[Savitzky] will likely be instrumental in serving to us obtain and execute our formidable objectives for this yr and past.”
David Woirhaye
David Woirhaye, added: “I had the chance to work intently with Jen whereas at Warner Recorded Music the place she excelled throughout numerous roles, and I’m very proud and excited to be working together with her once more at Warner Chappell.
“She’s a gifted and confirmed finance chief with expertise throughout music publishing, recorded music and leisure, and she or he will likely be instrumental in serving to us obtain and execute our formidable objectives for this yr and past.”
Initially of 2022, Warner Music Group, through Warner Chappell Music, acquired the worldwide music publishing rights to David Bowie’s tune catalog.
The value tag was upwards of $250 million, it was reported on the time.
