CLAYTON JIN APPOINTED MD OF WARNER MUSIC KOREA

10 November 2016 - Press release

WMG SET TO REINVIGORATE INVESTMENT IN LOCAL TALENT
 
Clayton Jin has been appointed as Managing Director of Warner Music Korea.  He will report to Calvin Wong, Warner Music Group’s President for South East Asia, Hong Kong and Korea.
 
The move comes as WMG is set to reinvigorate its presence in South Korea, increasing its investment in local talent, alongside its traditional activities of marketing international artists and partnering with local independent record companies through distribution deals.  
 
Calvin Wong says: “Clayton is an incredibly well respected figure in the Korean music business and I am delighted to welcome him to the Warner Music family.  We have ambitions to expand our A&R activity in this dynamic market and Clayton is well placed to drive our plans forward.”
 
Clayton Jin adds: “It’s an exciting time to join Warner Music Group.  The company puts great emphasis on local repertoire and breaking hits across borders.  I am keen to ramp up our investment in Korean artists and show them that we can benefit their careers both locally and internationally.”
 
Jin was previously Executive Director of Billboard Korea, a post he held for more than four years, covering the K-Pop scene for an international audience.  He also oversaw Billboard’s Korean charts, as well as organising industry events and several international K-pop concerts.
 
He started his career as an investment banking analyst at Deutsche Bank Securities in Chicago, before becoming a real estate investment associate at Wachovia Securities.  Jin was raised in Chicago and holds a Master’s degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.