Motown Records announced that Brian Nolan has been appointed executive vice president of the label and executive VP of marketing, effective immediately. According to the announcement, in this new role, Nolan joins the label’s executive leadership team and will help guide the company as well as oversee Motown’s marketing teams and initiatives. He will report to Motown Chairman & CEO, Ethiopia Habtemariam.
Over the course of his career, Nolan has held positions in radio promotion, sync licensing, brand partnerships, sports marketing, original content and international marketing. Prior to joining Motown, he was EVP of Capitol Music Group and Head of Seventeenfifty, where he executed a series of brand partnerships and campaigns for artists including Lil Baby and PepsiCo; Halsey and Beats by Dre; Migos and Mountain Dew and TNT.
Watson added, “Learning and growing under the leadership of Sylvia Rhone and Dave Bell has been an exciting journey, and I am tremendously grateful for their continued guidance and support.”