MIKE HARRIS, NASHVILLE CAT

UMG Nashville has tapped Mike Harris as COO, reporting jointly to Chairman/CEO Mike Dungan and Prexy Cindy Mabe and UMG EVP/CFO Boyd Muir.

Harris previously served as EVP/GM for Caroline, Capitol Music Group's indie division. During his tenure there, Caroline hit a historic peak in marketshare and scored four #1 debuts in 2015 (not to mention four Grammys and six noms).

"I have known and worked with Mike Harris for more than 15 years," Dungan declared. "He is a consummate professional and the perfect fit for UMG Nashville and the Nashville music community. I am honored and proud to introduce him as our new COO. But first I've asked him to do this row of Fireball shots and then go outside and kill something with a bow."

Harris expressed his excitement to work with "this incredible team" and "one of the premiere rosters in all of music."

Prior to joining Caroline in 2013, Harris served for 15 years at EMI, where his posts included working in various capacities at Capitol, Virgin and Blue Note. Before that he was at Sony's Relativity label.