Warner/Chappell Music (WCM), the music publishing arm of Warner Music Group, announced today the appointment of Ashley Winton as Senior Vice President of Creative Services. Based in New York and reporting to the company’s Co-Chair and COO Carianne Marshall, Winton will work alongside Executive Vice President of Sync and Creative Services, Rich Robinson, to create and find new opportunities to serve songwriters at every stage of their careers. She will also oversee the Warner/Chappell Production Music division, which focuses on creating music compositions for countless well-known TV shows, films and media companies.
“Ashley’s fresh perspective coupled with her talent for building dynamic and creative teams will be invaluable in helping us develop new strategies to enhance our songwriters’ careers,” said Marshall.
Winton most recently served as Vice President of Music for National Geographic Partners, where she helped create a sonic identity and music strategy for the recently rebranded company. Sharing Warner/Chappell’s passion for super-serving songwriters, Winton previously spent a year working in Creative Licensing at SONGS Publishing. Prior to that, she established and oversaw the music department for TV production company, Shine America, which is formally known as Reveille Studios.
“I’m excited to explore cutting-edge ways to serve WCM’s global songwriting community as well as support our production music business,” said Winton.
Under the direction of Winton, Warner/Chappell Production Music will be run by the newly appointed Alec Sharpe as Vice President of Business Development & Operations and Pat Weaver as Head of Production.
