UTA has introduced on veteran music exec and entrepreneur Bob Roback to be its chief working officer, the company introduced Wednesday.
He’ll report back to UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer and president David Kramer. Moreover, Roback will be a part of the company’s board of administrators.
Roback takes over the COO position from Andrew Thau, who will proceed as co-head of UTA Sports activities. As COO, Roback’s duties embrace general enterprise operations and overseeing areas similar to progress, technique and expertise, with a give attention to effectivity and innovation throughout the enterprise.
“I’m delighted to welcome Bob Roback to UTA,” Zimmer mentioned in an announcement to TheWrap. “All through his completed profession, Bob has constructed and led a number of companies on the intersection of leisure and expertise, and he can be a valued associate at UTA as we assist our purchasers thrive in an more and more world and complicated market.”
Zimmer continued, “I additionally need to acknowledge the numerous contributions of Andrew Thau, who served as our COO since 2007 and have become co-head of UTA Sports activities final yr. I’m excited for what Andrew will accomplish as he focuses full-time on constructing out our sports activities presence within the world enviornment.”
UTA president Kramer added: “Bob’s expertise and method make him a perfect slot in UTA’s entrepreneurial and future-focused tradition. Artists, athletes and types want to take part globally throughout each a part of the leisure panorama, and Bob will assist guarantee we proceed to function at a degree that exemplifies best-in-class illustration.”
“I’ve lengthy admired UTA’s dedication to its purchasers and talent to paved the way in defining what it means to be a worldwide company throughout a time of great change and alternative,” Roback mentioned. “I’m thrilled to be becoming a member of the corporate at this thrilling time and stay up for shaping the longer term with UTA’s gifted and impressive group.”
Roback’s profession spans content material, digital providers and shopper merchandise, in addition to business-to-business platforms and marketplaces. Most just lately, he spent seven years as CEO of Ingrooves Music Group, a technology-led music and advertising and marketing enterprise that’s now a part of Common Music Group.
Previous to that, Roback served as president and a member of the board of administrators of Fender Musical Devices Corp. He additionally co-founded a number of corporations, together with Dashbox, The Media Farm and LAUNCH Media, which grew to become Yahoo Music.
