Former Virgin Data America CEO and Warner Bros. Data president Phil Quartararo has handed away on the age of 67.
The unlucky information only recently got here to mild, together with in a tribute message from The Hi there Group, the place the longtime music exec had served as president and chairman since 2019. Over 4 many years earlier than signing on with the self-described “worldwide leisure firm,” which operates publishing, dwell, and distribution divisions, Quartararo had kicked off his profession as an A&M Data radio promotion supervisor.
Then, after holding completely different promotion-centered govt roles with RCA, Island, and Arista by the primary half of the 80s, Quartararo went on to steer the initially talked about Virgin Data America for over 11 years. Subsequently, the business vet spent about half a decade on the helm of Warner Bros. Data and, after that, turned in a multiyear run with EMI and chaired Gibson’s board.
On the time of his passing, which based on Billboard adopted a battle with pancreatic most cancers, the previous Shazam guide Quartararo was additionally president of audio-technology enterprise Digital Sonics.
Taking to LinkedIn, Taylor Jones, The Hi there Group’s founder, CEO, and head of artistic, paid his respects to Quartararo – “RIP to my brother, mentor, second dad and associate. Life won’t ever be the identical with out you.” – and posted a picture of a lengthier assertion attributed to his firm.
Right here’s the complete assertion revealed by The Hi there Group about Phil Quartararo.
“Phil Q was not simply my enterprise associate. He was additionally my brother, my mentor, and even a father determine to me, my brother Kyran [who’s COO of The Hello Group], and many people at THG.
There are not any phrases to precise the devastation we’re all feeling from this loss.
The Hi there Group dedicates its future in the direction of preserving Phil Q’s legacy, and we’ll try to make him proud each step of the best way. He has at all times been the best champion for artists, for his group, his household, and his associates, and can stay some of the cherished and revered people in music historical past. His contributions to our business won’t be forgotten.
His heat and magnetic character, humor, sort coronary heart, and loving values have formed me as an individual and his spirit will dwell on in each me and our firm.
Phil, we’ll miss you every day, eternally. RIP.”