He will be based in the company's New York headquarters and will report to BMG North America chief creative officer Richard Blackstone.

EMI Music's former president of international, new music and president of global artist management will work with Blackstone overseeing the creative staff and roster integration of recently acquired companies. He will also be charged with signing new talent.

Mann left EMI at the end of last year when CEO Roger Faxon scrapped the group's Global Business Unit structure ...