BMG Chief Content Officer Dominique Casimir steps down

BMG Chief Content Officer Dominique Casimir is stepping down from her role after 15 years with the company.

The news was announced by BMG on Thursday (March 21).

The Berlin-based exec, who first joined BMG in 2008, was named Chief Content Officer (CCO) of the company in May 2022.

Casimir moved up from her previous role as EVP Repertoire & Marketing for EU, APAC & LATAM, with responsibility for repertoire (both publishing and recorded music) in all international territories outside the US and the UK.

BMG said on Thursday that Casimir has “played a key role in the early development of BMG’s recordings business”, noting that the exec gradually added greater responsibilities to her remit including GSA (2016), Continental Europe (2019), Asia Pacific and Latin America (2020) BMG’s global synch operation (2021) and the UK when she was named Chief Content Officer in May 2022.

MBW reported in January that, since Thomas Coesfeld took charge last summer, more than 100 employees have been laid off at BMG.

Elsewhere at the company, in February, Marian Wolf was promoted to lead BMG’s Publishing business in North America amid an increased focus on the US market.

Earlier this year, BMG CEO Thomas Coesfeld declared his company is “doubling down” on its operations in North America – a region already responsible for more than half of the company’s revenue – as part of an overall refocus towards its core music publishing and recording business.

To that end, John Loba was promoted to President, Frontline Recordings, North America (from his previous role as President of BMG Nashville) and Thomas Scherer to President, Global Catalog Recordings, in addition to Scherer’s role as President, Music Publishing, North America.

“It has been an exceptional journey to have been part of shaping BMG’s story from almost day one”, said Dominique Casimir.

“It has been an exceptional journey to have been part of shaping BMG’s story from almost day one.”

Dominique Casimir

Added Casimir: “We built something unique – a global company with a genuinely artist-focused spirit – and celebrated many milestones together. I am truly grateful for the possibilities I have been given and the amazing people I work with, but I have decided that it is time for something new in my life and career.”

“I would personally like to thank Dominique for her outstanding contribution and unparalleled commitment to BMG over many years.”

 Thomas Coesfeld, BMG

BMG CEO Thomas Coesfeld said: “I would personally like to thank Dominique for her outstanding contribution and unparalleled commitment to BMG over many years.

“We respect her decision to move on, and I would like to wish her all the very best for her personal and professional future, personally, on behalf of the BMG Board – and the wider BMG team.”Music Business Worldwide