(l-r) Leslie Cooper, Marisa Del Frisco and Lauren Holman.
Virgin Music Group has elevated three executives at the company.
• Leslie Cooper has been named Senior Vice President, Artist Development and Special Projects. In her new role, Cooper will oversee K-Pop releases within the Virgin Music Group. Based in Los Angeles, she will also identify new artist development opportunities within the company and lead collaborative efforts in that area. Cooper worked previously at Capitol Music Group, Columbia Records, and Atlantic Records. Cooper will report to Virgin Music President Jacqueline Saturn.
• Marisa Di Frisco has been named Vice President of National Promotion. In her new role, she will continue to oversee promotion campaigns at Alternative, Rock, AAA, and Non-commercial/College radio for Virgin Music. Before she came to Virgin, she worked for many years at iHeartMedia at the office of Tom Poleman. Di Frisco will continue to be based in Virgin Music’s New York offices and will report to Marni Halpern, SVP of Promotion for Virgin Music.
• Lauren Holman has been named Vice President of Streaming Marketing. In her new role, Holman will lead the Streaming and Playlisting Strategy team to ensure the label partners and artists maximize their exposure on the DSPs. Holman is based in Los Angeles and will report to Cindy James, SVP of Commercial Marketing.
“These three accomplished executives have played a crucial role in artist development. They make sure our labels and artists get the support they need at every phase of their careers,” said Jacqueline Saturn, President of Virgin Music. “I’m happy to be able to promote them to these important new positions where they will be able to contribute even more to our continued success.”
