1. Tom Corson is the co-chairman and chief operating officer of Warner Records, a position he has held since January 2018.
19 Facts About Tom Corson
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Tom Corson was previously the president and chief operating officer of RCA Records.
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Tom Corson moved to Los Angeles in 1978 to attend UCLA.
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Tom Corson was named vice president of marketing in 1989.
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Tom Corson was hired by Capitol Records as vice president of international in 1990, and was promoted to senior vice president of domestic marketing in 1993.
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Tom Corson oversaw the global campaigns for MC Hammer's two Capitol releases, Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em and Too Legit to Quit, which together sold more than 17 million copies worldwide.
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Tom Corson worked closely with Radiohead, who released their major label debut, Pablo Honey, in 1993.
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In January 1996, Tom Corson was named senior vice president of marketing for Columbia Records and moved from Los Angeles to Columbia's headquarters in New York City.
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Tom Corson left Columbia in December 1999 to accept a position as senior vice president of worldwide marketing at Arista Records.
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In 2007, Tom Corson was appointed executive vice president and GM of RCA Records.
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Tom Corson held a central role in restructuring the company in the wake of a series of mergers.
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In 2007, Tom Corson was appointed executive vice president and GM of RCA Records.
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Tom Corson held a central role in restructuring the company in the wake of a series of mergers.
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Tom Corson was named co-chairman and COO of Warner Records in December 2017, and led the transition from Warner Bros.
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Tom Corson appeared on the Billboard Power 100 from 2012 through 2025, the Variety 500 from 2019 through 2025, and on the Billboard Country Power Players list in 2024.
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In 2015, Tom Corson was the keynote speaker at the Harvard Business School's Entertainment and Media Conference.
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Tom Corson was the honoree of Saban Community Clinic's 29th Annual Golf Classic in 2022.
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In June 2023, Tom Corson received the TJ Martell Foundation Lifetime Music Industry Award at its New York Gala.
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Tom Corson is the vice chairman of the executive committee of the board of directors for the TJ Martell Foundation and a member of the Music and Entertainment Industry Board for City of Hope.