New York, NY (Top40 Charts) In making the announcement, Muir said, "Michael brings his experience in music, technology and media along with a compelling style of leadership to this vital position, which combines strategic and commercial responsibilities. As the global leader in music, we require state-of-the-art infrastructures to manage music and related content across a variety of partners and platforms. As the industry becomes more diverse and complex, requiring best-in-class structures and systems to leverage opportunities, companies simply must have highly capable executives such as Michael if they are to succeed. We're thrilled to have him in this role."
Frey stated, "Music is in the midst of an exciting transition, one that will bring opportunities for artists and fans alike. With this transition comes the need to develop systems and strategies that will ensure we're delivering the best services to all of our stakeholders. I'm particularly excited to join the most progressive team in music and help drive strategy going forward."
Frey joined Sony Corporation of
America in 2004 and was named its President of New Media Solutions in 2010. In this role he was responsible for the development, implementation and execution of digital marketing, immersive consumer experiences and digital supply chain solutions for customers across media and entertainment. Frey served as the Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Operations for Technicolor from 2002 to 2004, overseeing operations of the company's Home Entertainment Services Division. Prior to joining Technicolor, Frey was the Senior Vice President, Customer Fulfillment Operations and iMusic for EMI
Music Distribution.
About Universal
Music Group:
Universal
Music Group is the global music leader, with wholly owned operations in 60 territories. Its businesses also include Universal
Music Publishing Group, one of the industry's premier music publishing operations worldwide.
Universal
Music Group's labels include A&M Records, Angel, Astralwerks, Blue Note Records, Capitol Christian
Music Group, Capitol Records, Capitol Records Nashville, Caroline, Decca, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Grammophon, Disa, Emarcy, EMI Records Nashville, Fonovisa, Geffen Records, Harvest, Interscope Records, Island Records, Machete Music, Manhattan, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Motown Records, Polydor Records, Republic Records, Universal
Music Latino,
Verve Music Group, Virgin Records, Virgin EMI Records, as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. The Universal
Music Group owns the most extensive catalogue of music in the industry, which includes the last 100 years of the world's most popular artists and their recordings. UMG's catalogue is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal
Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.). Universal
Music Group also includes Global
Digital Business, its new media and technologies division and Bravado, its merchandising company.
Universal
Music Group is a fully owned subsidiary of Vivendi.
