Rani Hancock has been named executive vp/head of A&R at Columbia Records, according to an internal memo obtained by Billboard sent today (July 6). Hancock, based in New York, will begin her new role Aug. 1 and report to Columbia chairman/CEO Ron Perry.
Hancock has spent the past four years as president of Warner Music Group’s Sire Records. Prior to running Sire, she spent 15 years at Sony Music, eventually rising to executive vp A&R at RCA.
“Throughout her career, Rani has worked alongside numerous superstars and is an exceptional record maker,” Perry said in the memo. “I’m thrilled that Rani will help lead our A&R department into the future.”
Hancock takes over a department that had been led by Imran Majid and Justin Eshak, who earlier this year were tapped as the new co-heads of Universal Music Group’s Island Records, after the resignation of Island chief Darcus Beese.
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