UPDATED: Major Layoffs At Capitol Music Group Including Many Top Execs
[UPDATE 2] At least 10 executives and staffers were laid of last week at Capitol Music Group. Staffers in both NY and LA were affected as part of ongoing housecleaning by CMG Chairman Steve Barnett who is hiring his own team and shifting more resources to LA. Hardest hit were promotion and pr across multiple labels.
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Here are this week's layoff at a Capitol Music Group so far via AllAccess, Billboard and Hypebot's sources:
- Ana Kaplan (VP,Field Promotion & Operations)
- Howard Petruziello (VP, Alternative Promotion)
- Alex Coronfly (Sr. Dir.Adult Format)
- Wanda Coriano (VP,Video)
- Jae Jackson (Urban Regional Promotion)
- Matt Kroepel (Marketing Director)
- Alisann Blood (VP of Sync
- Juliana Plotkin (VP of Publicity)
- Shane Wepprich (Publicity)
If you have other names of staffers affected please put them in the comments below.
Been there! Sorry to here this!
Hate to hear this, but, truthfully, NEVER surprised
Capitol. You’re even using the logo. Jeez.
Bruce, check the date on that Billboard story. The publicity layoffs were over a year ago. (Also, it’s spelled “Astralwerks.”)
My apologies. The article has been updated to include on the names of those laid of last week.
We added 5 new Capital execs to this list of layoffs on Sunday afternoon.
still can’t spell it though