UTA Names Music And Tech Vet Bob Roback Chief Working Officer

UTA has named Bob Roback, a veteran music and tech exec and entrepreneur, as its chief working officer.

Reporting to CEO Jeremy Zimmer and President David Kramer, Roback will even be a associate and be part of UTA’s board of administrators.

As COO, Roback will oversee total enterprise operations in addition to areas like progress, technique and know-how.

Roback’s profession spans content material, digital client providers and client merchandise, in addition to B-to-B platforms and marketplaces. Most just lately, he spent seven years as CEO of Ingrooves Music Group, a 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 firms, together with Dashbox, The Media Farm and Launch Media, which turned Yahoo Music.

“I’m delighted to welcome Bob Roback to UTA,” Zimmer stated within the official announcement. “All through his achieved profession, Bob has constructed and led a number of companies on the intersection of leisure and know-how, and he might be a valued associate at UTA as we assist our purchasers thrive in an more and more international and sophisticated market.” The chief exec added his acknowledgement of “the various contributions of Andrew Thau, who served as our COO since 2007 and have become co-head of UTA Sports activities final 12 months. I’m excited for what Andrew will accomplish as he focuses full-time on constructing out our sports activities presence within the international enviornment.”

Roback’s “expertise and method make him a perfect slot in UTA’s entrepreneurial and future-focused tradition,” Kramer stated. “Artists, athletes and types need 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.”

UTA has continued to diversify its operations by way of inner investments, acquisitions and strategic partnerships. On Monday, Thau and Wealthy Paul, founding father of the UTA-backed Klutch Sports activities Group and Co-Head of UTA Sports activities, introduced the acquisition of soccer-focused company ROOF, which reps prime gamers in Europe and elsewhere.

“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 large change and alternative,” stated Roback. “I’m thrilled to be becoming a member of the corporate at this thrilling time and look ahead to shaping the long run with UTA’s gifted and impressive crew.”