Andrea Ganis
Atlantic Records President of Promotion Andrea Ganis is leaving the company after 43 years. She made the announcement in staff memo that was reported by Variety.
“With 15,877 days at Atlantic including 2,262 add dates under my belt, Malcolm Gladwell and his 10,000 hours have got nothing on me.
So yes, it’s my time to say to all of you goodbye for now. After 43+ years at Atlantic, I can truly say I have had the greatest ride of all time. Every era had its own magic and though the work was hard, it was also incredibly exciting, tremendously rewarding and quite fabulous in every way — an understatement if there ever was one.”
Ganis noted that she joined Atlantic Records in 1980 as a secretary. She would eventually work her way up to become Director of Secondary Pop Promotion. She was appointed Vice President of National Promotion in 1988 and Senior Vice President by 1990. In January of 1996, Ganis was named Executive Vice President. Then in January 2019 she was elevated to President of Promotion.
“Throughout all these years I’ve worked with so many wonderful, smart, talented people on the record, radio and management sides and I thank each of you for helping me learn and grow — I hope I’ve done the same for you.”
Ganis closed writing, “To my current team — my colleagues but better still, close wonderful lifelong friends, I can’t begin to express the love and respect I have for each of you — we have changed culture one spin at a time! You are all warriors and the best there is at getting the job done.
It has been an honor and a privilege to carry the promotion torch for Atlantic Records. We are a skillful, smart, strategic, creative, word-is-our-bond kind of crew, who always took the time to laugh, even at our own expense. Continue to turn no’s into yesses, stay passionate and in the toughest of times, know you’ve got this.
Long may we all run — Andrea”
See the full staff memo posted HERE
