Co-Presidents at Sony Music Label Step Down

Jeff Ayeroff and Jordan Harris stepped down Tuesday as co-presidents of Sony Music’s Work Group, the Santa Monica-based home of such acts as Fiona Apple, Jamiroquai and Jennifer Lopez.

Ayeroff and Harris, who had six months left on their contracts, are regarded as marketing experts who helped Sony transform a number of unknown artists into superstars, but they have also been criticized for overspending.

Talks to renew their contracts broke down recently, and the two industry veterans abruptly left the company after a meeting with Sony executives who had flown in from New York with no advance notice.