ROBINSON HEADS TO VMG AS EVP, GLOBAL BUSINESS AND LEGAL

Virgin Music Group has appointed industry vet Mark Robinson to the newly created position of EVP, Global Business and Legal Affairs.

Robinson, who will be based in New York City and report directly to Co-CEOs Nat Pastor and JT Myers, comes to VMG from Paramount Global, where he oversaw music-business affairs and legal strategy for brands including MTV, CBS, BET, Nickelodeon, CMT, Showtime and Paramount+. Prior to that, he served as general counsel and partner, Business and Legal Affairs at 300 Entertainment.

Robinson said, “I'm thrilled to reunite with Nat and JT, whom I worked with at WMG and deeply respect. Virgin is building a next-generation music company, and I'm looking forward to working with their world-class team.”

Pastor added, “Over the 30 years he's spent in our business, Mark has built a reputation as a savvy dealmaker across recorded music, music publishing, television and more. This is a key hire for us as we continue to grow Virgin’s client base around the world. I regret that announcing this requires Mark to interface with HITS, but I can assure him that his contact with those idiots will be brief.”