Tuesday, December 13, 2022

universal music groupThe digital strategy team at has created two new roles to further explore the Web3 space and metaverse through partnerships with accelerators, startups, and early-stage entities.

Alvaro Galbete-Velilla has been named SVP, new business, while kristen bender has been elevated to senior vice president of digital innovation strategy and business development. Both will be based in Santa Monica and will report to the EVP, Chief Digital Officer Michael Nash.

“We believe that our leadership in innovation is a key factor that puts us at the forefront of transforming the music industry, so we are excited for Alvaro and Kristen to fill these key roles,” said Nash. “We are building a team more focused than ever on leveraging digital disruption to deliver new opportunities for our…