TuneCore Promotes Andreea Gleeson and Matt Barrington to Executive Leadership Following CEO’s Exit
Andreea Gleeson has been promoted to chief revenue officer and Matt Barrington to chief operating officer, reporting directly to Denis Ladegaillerie, the CEO of TuneCore's Paris-based parent company…
Brooklyn, New York-based indie distribution company TuneCore has shuffled its executive management team with a wave of promotions announced today (Sept. 30).
Andreea Gleeson has been promoted to chief revenue officer and Matt Barrington to chief operating officer, reporting directly to Denis Ladegaillerie, the CEO of TuneCore’s Paris-based parent company Believe. The news comes following the departure of the distribution company’s longtime CEO, Scott Ackerman, in April.
“The elevation of Andreea and Matt to oversee the company as co-heads affirms their contributions in strengthening TuneCore’s services and growth in order to best serve artists at all stages of their careers on a worldwide basis,” Ladegaillerie said.
Founded in 2005 and acquired by Believe a decade later, TuneCore charges artists and labels an annual flat fee to distribute their music on digital services, and pays out 100% of what they make from streams and downloads. As of March, TuneCore artists have earned more than $1.8 billion on the platform, and TuneCore says that it and Believe together distribute close to one third of the world’s digital music.
Gleeson joined TuneCore in 2015 as head of marketing, and served as chief marketing officer prior to today’s promotion. Some of her immediate goals in the new role are to reimagine TuneCore’s artist support and label relations divisions; pursue partnerships to maximize opportunities for the company’s artists; and spearhead expansion into key international music markets. Over the past few months, TuneCore has expanded into Brazil, Russia and India, and the company says that further market launches are planned for the coming year.
“I joined TuneCore five years ago because I connected with the company’s mission and wanted to be a part of an organization that not only empowered independent artists but advocated for their needs and interests,” Gleeson said. “I look forward to new countries, new partnerships, new employees, and new artists, yet the same artist-first independent spirit as we continue to build the best independent music distribution platform in the world.”
Barrington, who joined TuneCore a decade ago and most recently served as chief financial officer, will oversee the finance, data, technology, product, operations and legal departments. “My time at TuneCore has been immensely fulfilling, having helped build the company from a start-up to where we are now,” he commented. “It’s an extremely exciting time as we continue to refine our best-in-class technology and practices in order for TuneCore artists to receive maximum benefits as we scale, innovate and embark on TuneCore’s next chapter.”
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