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Warner Music Names YouTube’s Robert Kyncl as Next CEO
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Warner Music Group Corp. named YouTube’s Robert Kyncl as its chief executive officer, three months after announcing Steve Cooper would step down from the helm of the world’s third-largest record label.
Kyncl, who had already announced plans to leave YouTube, will become co-CEO of Warner Music in January and will take over the full role when Cooper steps aside on Feb. 1, according to a statement Wednesday.