Andrea Ganis Promoted to President of Promotion for Atlantic Records
Esteemed Exec Assumes Newly Created Post
Andrea Ganis has been promoted to the newly created position of President of Promotion for Atlantic Records, based at the company’s New York headquarters. The announcement was made today by Atlantic Chairman & COO Julie Greenwald and Chairman & CEO Craig Kallman. In her new role, “Andrea is a force of nature and a legend in the promo universe,” said Greenwald and Kallman. “She’s been a rock star at Atlantic for nearly four decades and the godmother to countless career-defining records. Andrea has always been driven by a
“Being part of the Atlantic family for all these years has been the experience of a lifetime – thrilling, challenging, ever-unpredictable, and incredibly rewarding,” said Ganis. “Through all the changes in our industry, Atlantic has remained the greatest label in the business. I consider this new post a tribute to my incredible team, who make me look good every day, and to our phenomenal artists, who are making the most inspiring music. Atlantic is all about building careers, for our roster and our people, and I’m so proud to be part of this amazing story. I want to thank Julie for her fantastic support over the past 15 years, and Craig for continuing to bring us records that have ‘hit’ written all over them.”
In 2017 and 2018, Ganis was celebrated as one of the most powerful executives in the industry in Billboard’s Women in Music issue as well as being named to Variety’s Hitmakers list. She was also inducted into the YWCA’s prestigious Academy of Women Achievers.
Ganis, one of the original “glass ceiling girls,” joined Atlantic Records in 1980 as Director of Secondary Pop Promotion. Moving up the promo ranks,
