Universal Music Group N.V.

UMG

NL0015000IY2

Entertainment Production

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12:14am	Universal's Downtown Music takeover to get EU blessing - FT	RE
Feb. 06	Kepler Cheuvreux Upgrades Universal Music to Buy, Trims PT	MT

Universal Music Names Hannah Poferl as Chief Data Officer

Published on 01/13/2026 at 12:21 pm EST

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UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP N.V.

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By Mauro Orru

Universal Music Group appointed Hannah Poferl as its chief data officer.

The company behind Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift said the appointment is effective immediately. Poferl will be based in Santa Monica and report to Chief Operating Officer Boyd Muir.

Poferl joins Universal after more than a decade at the New York Times, where she most recently served since 2021 as its first-ever chief data officer.

Write to Mauro Orru at mauro.orru@wsj.com

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Latest news about Universal Music Group N.V.

12:14am	Universal's Downtown Music takeover to get EU blessing - FT	RE
Feb. 06	Kepler Cheuvreux Upgrades Universal Music to Buy, Trims PT	MT
Feb. 03	Universal Music Enterprises CEO, Founder Resnikoff to Become Chair	DJ
Jan. 28	Universal Music Group Invests in Fan Engagement Platform Stationhead	MT
Jan. 28	Stationhead co & mellomanic to merge, with investments from Sterling Partners & Universal Music Group in new co	RE
Jan. 20	European Commission Reportedly Set to Approve Universal Music's Downtown Acquisition	MT
Jan. 20	European Commission Reportedly Set to Approve Universal Music's Downtown Acquisition	MT
Jan. 20	Universal Music set to gain EU antitrust approval to buy Downtown Music, sources say	RE
Jan. 20	NetEase Cloud Music, Universal Music Sign Licensing Agreement for China	MT
Jan. 20	Universal Music, NetEase Cloud Music Sign Licensing Deal to Stream Music in China	MT
Jan. 19	Taylor Swift label UMG inks licensing deal with China's NetEase Cloud Music	RE
Jan. 13	Universal Music taps Hannah Poferl for top data role	RE
Jan. 13	Universal Music Names Hannah Poferl as Chief Data Officer	DJ
Jan. 09	Musk's X sues music publishers over alleged licensing conspiracy	RE
Jan. 06	Universal Music Group to Transform Music Experience for Billions of Fans with NVIDIA AI	CI
Jan. 06	UMG to work with Nvidia on AI for music discovery, creation, engagement	RE
Jan. 06	Universal Music Strikes AI Partnership With Nvidia	DJ
Jan. 06	Trump Dreams Meet Market Reality
Jan. 05	Universal Music to Buy Stake in India's Bollywood Movie Studio Excel for $90 Million	DJ
Dec. 23	Destiny Media Technologies extends online content distribution services deal with Universal Music Group Recording Services	RE
Dec. 19	Roblox, Universal Music Partner to Integrate Song, Merchandise Sales Into Platform	MT
Dec. 19	Universal Music Group, Roblox Unveil Strategic Deal for Commercial Integration	MT
Dec. 19	Universal Music Group, Roblox sign deal to expand creative and commercial music experiences	RE
Dec. 18	Universal Music Group and Splice to Collaborate on the Next Generation of AI-Powered Music Creation Tools for Artists	CI
Dec. 17	Universal Music Offers to Sell Curve to Clear Downtown Acquisition, Reuters Says, Citing Source	DJ

Currently, Boyd Johnston Muir is President-Operations & Chief Financial Officer at Universal Music Group BV and President-Operations, CFO & Executive VP at Universal Music Group, Inc. Mr. Muir is also on the board of 26 other companies.

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Company Profile

Universal Music Group N.V. is the world leader in music-based entertainment. The group owns and operates a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content. Universal Music Group N.V. identifies and develops recording artists and songwriters, and produces, distributes and promotes the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music in the world. Net sales break down by activity between music recording (75.2%), music publishing (17.8%) and other (7%). Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (50.5%), the United Kingdom (9%), Japan (6.4%), Germany (5.1%), France (3.9%) and other (25.1%).

Employees

9,636

Sector

Entertainment Production

Calendar

Mar. 05 - Q4 2025 Earnings Release

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