Lyor Cohen
Vice Chairman; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Recorded Music, Americas and the U.K.
Industry: Leisure
Overview
Lyor Cohen, 49, has served as the Vice Chairman, Warner Music Group Corp. and Chairman and CEO, Recorded Music-Americas and the U.K. since September 2008. Previously, Mr. Cohen was Chairman and CEO, Recorded Music North America from March 2008 to September 2008 and Chairman and CEO of U.S. Recorded Music since joining the company in March 1, 2004 to March 2008. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Cohen was the Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group's Island Def Jam Music Group. Mr. Cohen served as President of Def Jam from 1988 to 2002. Previously, Mr. Cohen served in various capacities at Rush Management, a hip-hop management company, which he founded with partner Russell Simmons. Mr. Cohen is widely credited with expanding Island Def Jam beyond its hip-hop roots to include a wider range of musical genres.
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