Stephen Cooper (businessman)

Stephen Cooper
Education
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFormer CEO of the Warner Music Group

Stephen F. Cooper (born 1948)[1] is a businessman and the former CEO of the Warner Music Group.[2]

Education

Cooper has a BA from Occidental College and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business.[3]

Career

Cooper has held several important positions with various companies throughout his career. He was in charge of several venture businesses. He previously served as vice-chairman of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was also CEO of Hawaiian Telcom.[3]

Cooper Investment Partners

Cooper has also been the chairman and a managing director at private equity firm Cooper Investment Partners since its founding in 2010.[4]

Warner Music Group

Cooper became CEO of Warner Music Group (WMG) in August 2011, replacing Edgar Bronfman Jr., who then became chairman of the company upon Cooper's appointment.[5] During his time leading the company, it has grown substantially. In 2021, Warner Music Group reporters its highest quarterly revenue since the company was spun out of Time Warner in 2004.[6]

He was succeeded by Robert Kyncl as CEO of WMG in early 2023.[2]

Personal life

Cooper is an Indiana native and father to two children.[7] In 2017, Cooper's total salary was reported to be $15,206,818.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Stephen Cooper profile". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Marshall, Elizabeth Dilts (2022-11-22). "Warner Music's Outgoing CEO Steve Cooper Sees 'New Golden Age of Music' Ahead". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  3. ^ a b "Stephen F. Cooper". Archived from the original on May 9, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  4. ^ "Team | Cooper Investment Partners". www.cooperinvest.net. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  5. ^ "Billboard Business". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  6. ^ Nicolaou, Anna (2021-02-01). "Warner Music chief warns back catalogue gold rush could end in tears". Financial Times. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  7. ^ "No. 8: Stephen Cooper | Power 100 Q&A". www.billboard.com.
  8. ^ "Stephen Cooper - Executive Compensation". Retrieved August 22, 2013.
Business positions
Preceded by Chief Executive Officer of Warner Music Group
August 19, 2011-present 		Succeeded by
incumbent