UMPG Names Josh Van Valkenburg President of UMPG Nashville, Starting January 2027
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) announced on November 10 that Josh Van Valkenburg has been appointed President of UMPG Nashville, while Troy Tomlinson, the division's Chairman and CEO, will shift into an exclusive advisory role with the company.
Van Valkenburg joins from Sony Music Publishing Nashville, where he was most recently Executive Vice President, Creative. He will take up his new position on January 4, 2027, will be based in Nashville, Tennessee, and will report to UMPG Chairman and CEO Jody Gerson, running UMPG Nashville and setting its creative direction.
Tomlinson has led UMPG Nashville since 2019, when he became the first Chairman and CEO to run a major music publishing company's Nashville division. UMPG Nashville's writer and artist roster includes Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney and Luke Combs, among others.
(Source: Universal Music Publishing Group)
Source: Universal Music Publishing Group
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