Warner Music Group reshuffles leadership as CFO exits

Warner Music Group, the label behind artists such as Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa, said finance head and Chief Operating Officer Armin Zerza has decided to step down for personal reasons, effective immediately.

Chief Accounting Officer Lou Dickler has been named acting CFO as the label launches a formal search for Zerza's successor. Zerza, who joined Warner Music as CFO in May 2025 after serving as finance chief at Activision Blizzard, will remain available through the end of the fiscal year, WMG said.

The label has promoted Warner Records COO Tom Corson to chief operating officer of Warner Music Group, where he will report directly to CEO Robert Kyncl.

Corson, who joined WMG in 2018, has held senior leadership roles across major music companies.