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UMG Nashville Names Mike Harris CEO and Appoints Renowned Producer Dave Cobb as Chief Creative Officer
Universal Music Group Nashville named Mike Harris CEO and appointed big-name producer Dave Cobb as chief creative officer after Cindy Mabe's exit.
In the immediate wake of the news breaking that Universal Music Group Nashville CEO Cindy Mabe was gone from the company’s top role, UMG moved quickly to announce two new appointments, with Mike Harris moving into the Nashville company’s CEO post, along with renowned producer Dave Cobb(Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell) being named the label group’s chief creative officer. The promotion and new hire were announced by Universal early Thursday evening, Nashville time, after news reports circulated in the mid-afternoon about Mabe taking her leave from the company after just under less than two years in the CEO role. Although the succession from Mabe to Harris will certainly be the talk of the town in days to come, just as much time will be spent discussing the wholly unexpected leap of Cobb from the producer’s chair to an exec role at a label.
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