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Tom Corson Promoted at Warner Music After Latest C-Suite Shake Up
Warner Music Group’s chief operating and financial officer, Armin Zerza, is leaving for personal reasons after little more than a year at the company. Warner Records COO Tom Corson will succeed him as COO, while WMG searches for a permanent CFO, marking another senior-management change during a period of corporate transformation.
Zerza joined WMG in April 2025 and took on the additional COO role only around two months ago; he will remain available until the end of the financial year. Louis Dickler, WMG’s global controller and chief accounting officer, becomes interim CFO, while Corson leaves Warner Records after helping lead its turnaround alongside CEO Aaron Bay-Schuck, who will now run the label alone.
In short
- Armin Zerza leaves Warner Music Group for personal reasons.
- Tom Corson becomes WMG’s new chief operating officer.
- Louis Dickler is interim CFO during the search.
Explained simply
Warner Music Group (WMG) is one of the world’s major music companies. It includes record labels such as Warner Records, which signs and promotes artists, and has senior executives overseeing the wider group as well as individual labels.
Armin Zerza joined WMG in 2025 and held both finance and operations roles. Louis Dickler, the group’s global controller and chief accounting officer, is taking on the finance role on an interim basis, while Warner Records chief operating officer Tom Corson moves into WMG’s operations role.
Corson had helped lead Warner Records with its chief executive, Aaron Bay-Schuck. The change affects both the group’s senior leadership and the running of the label, as WMG continues a wider period of corporate change.