Kobalt has promoted Derek Cournoyer to Senior Vice President of Global Digital Business, a move that reflects his pivotal role in shaping the company’s growth. Cournoyer’s new responsibilities include negotiating strategic partnerships with major players like YouTube, TikTok, and Meta. His focus will also extend to exploring emerging sectors in the creator economy, Web3, and AI, positioning Kobalt at the forefront of the evolving digital music landscape.
Bob Bruderman, Kobalt’s Chief Digital Officer, emphasized Cournoyer’s invaluable contributions in building innovative partnerships and maintaining strong relationships with leading digital platforms. He acknowledged Cournoyer’s instrumental role in strengthening the company’s connections with these platforms, ensuring that Kobalt’s songwriters are equipped to capitalize on new revenue streams.
Cournoyer has been with Kobalt since 2011, initially joining the synch department before leaving for a role at the social singing app Smule. He returned in 2019 as Senior Director of Synch & Business Development. Before his career at Kobalt, Cournoyer worked at Artist Publishing Group.
“I’m incredibly grateful to Bob, Laurent Hubert, and Jeannette Perez for fostering a culture of innovation and for their trust in me to help push our mission forward,” said Cournoyer. “We’re at a turning point in the music industry as AI transforms the landscape and micro-licensing opens up powerful new pathways for the creator economy. Kobalt is not just adapting to this moment – we’re built for it. Our sophisticated metadata infrastructure puts us in a unique position to license music smarter, faster, and more strategically.”
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