Atlantic Records Names Executive VP-General Manager

Val Azzoli has been named executive vice president and general manager of Atlantic Records.

Azzoli previously was Atlantic’s senior vice president and general manager. Atlantic Records is part of Atlantic Group, a Time Warner unit.

Separately, Atlantic Group named Tony O’Brien senior vice president and chief financial officer.

O’Brien was previously vice president and controller of Atlantic Records, a division of Atlantic Group. O’Brien joined Atlantic Recording Corp. in 1986 as general manager of the Atlantic Studios recording facilities.

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