UMG CHINA TAPS DING

Carol Ding, a key member of Universal Music Group’s Corporate Digital Strategy team, has been appointed to the newly created position of Senior Vice President & Head of Digital and Commercial at Universal Music Greater China.

Ding will be based in Beijing and will report to UMGC Chairman & CEO Sunny Chang and Executive Vice President, Africa Middle East Asia, Ulrik Cahn.

As a member of UMGC’s senior management team, she will oversee digital and commercial business development and operations in regional markets, work closely with frontline labels and territories to further expand the company's digital-partners network and continue to explore commercial opportunities for UMG artists and catalogs throughout Greater China and beyond.

Said Chang, “Carol was uniquely positioned as the China-based expert on a global digital-strategy team at UMG, and her extensive expertise in today’s global digital-music industry, combined with a profound knowledge of the domestic markets of Greater China, brings valuable skill assets and resources to help us succeed in the ever-evolving digital landscape of China."