Published mark
Warner Music Group Corp.
NASDAQ: WMG. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
Record source reportedRecord not claimedNo Eval published
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:d8b55f82-5c28-47b7-b410-0cea3c090181
- SEC CIK
- 0001319161
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 16, 2026
- Newest evidence
- Jan 20, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Guy MootSince Jan 20, 2026
- Chair
- Not published
- Independent
- 6 / 1111 directors published
- Published claims
- 372 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 100 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 2 distinct sources and 10 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
CorroboratedSource reportedAlpha inferenceNot disclosed
Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works
CFO CHANGED
Armin Zerza executive of Warner Music Group Corp., effective 2026-01-20.
EffectiveEffective Jan 20, 2026E3
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Armin Zerza | Jan 2026 | current | Source reportedE3 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer | Carletta Higginson | Jan 2026 | current | Source reportedE4 |
| Co-Chair and Chief Operating Officer, Warner Chappell Music | Corby Marshall | Jan 2026 | current | Source reportedE5 |
| Co-Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Warner Chappell Music | Guy Moot | Jan 2026 | current | Source reportedE6 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer | Maria Osherova | Jan 2026 | current | Source reportedE7 |
| Executive Vice President and General Counsel | Paul M. Robinson | Jan 2026 | current | Source reportedE8 |
| Chief Executive Officer | Robert Kyncl | Jan 2026 | current | Source reportedE9 |
Board of directors
Evidence11 directors published. 6 of 11 with a published determination are independent.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceci Kurzman | Independent | 2020 | AuditAudit; Compensation; Nominating and GovernanceCompensationNominating and Governance | Source reportedE2 |
| Donald A. Wagner | Not independent | 2011 | Nominating and Governance | Source reportedE2 |
| Len Blavatnik | Not independent | 2011 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Lincoln Benet | Not independent | 2011 | Compensation, chairCompensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance · ChairNominating and Governance, chair | Source reportedE2 |
| Mathias Döpfner | Independent | 2014 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Michael Lynton | Independent | 2019 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Nancy Dubuc | Independent | 2021 | Audit, chairAudit · Chair | Source reportedE2 |
| Noreena Hertz | Independent | 2017 | AuditAudit; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance | Source reportedE2 |
| Robert Kyncl | Not independent | 2023 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Valentin (Val) Blavatnik | Not independent | 2023 | Compensation | Source reportedE2 |
| Ynon Kreiz | Independent | 2016 | Nominating and Governance | Source reportedE2 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit | Nancy Dubuc | Nancy Dubuc, Ceci Kurzman, Noreena Hertz | Not described in the published record |
| Audit · Chair | Not published | Nancy Dubuc | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Compensation; Nominating and Governance | Not published | Ceci Kurzman | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Nominating and Governance | Not published | Noreena Hertz | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation | Lincoln Benet | Lincoln Benet, Ceci Kurzman, Valentin (Val) Blavatnik | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance · Chair | Not published | Lincoln Benet | Not described in the published record |
| Nominating and Governance | Lincoln Benet | Lincoln Benet, Ceci Kurzman, Donald A. Wagner, Noreena Hertz, Ynon Kreiz | Not described in the published record |
Committee RecordAudit: Chair Nancy Dubuc; Members Nancy Dubuc (Chair); Ceci Kurzman; Noreena Hertz
Committee AppointmentNancy Dubuc: chair, Audit
Committee AppointmentCeci Kurzman: member, Audit
Committee AppointmentNoreena Hertz: member, Audit
Committee RecordCompensation: Chair Lincoln Benet; Members Lincoln Benet (Chair); Ceci Kurzman; Valentin (Val) Blavatnik
Committee AppointmentLincoln Benet: chair, Compensation
Committee AppointmentCeci Kurzman: member, Compensation
Committee AppointmentValentin (Val) Blavatnik: member, Compensation
Committee RecordNominating and Governance: Chair Lincoln Benet; Members Lincoln Benet (Chair); Ceci Kurzman; Donald A. Wagner; Noreena Hertz; Ynon Kreiz
Committee AppointmentLincoln Benet: chair, Nominating and Governance
Committee AppointmentCeci Kurzman: member, Nominating and Governance
Committee AppointmentDonald A. Wagner: member, Nominating and Governance
Committee AppointmentNoreena Hertz: member, Nominating and Governance
Committee AppointmentYnon Kreiz: member, Nominating and Governance
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Principal executive officerGuy Moot, Co-Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Warner Chappell Music, from Jan 20, 2026
Who can authorize an agentNot assessedNo Alpha inference about signing authority or board-reserved matters is published for this record.
Not assessed
AI agents registered by the companyNot registered in the public RegistryAgent Deployments, Agent Use Cases, Authority Grants, TrustChecks, Action Ledger entries and Governance Receipts live in the private enterprise overlay. They are never projected into the public Registry without explicit cross-plane authorization. Absence here is a plane boundary, not evidence that the enterprise operates no agents.
Agent registry
Delegations publishedNot disclosedBoard and officer delegation resolutions are not public filings and are not published in this record.
Search scope
Financials and market context
EvidenceSecurity ListingWMG (NASDAQ)
Index membershipsNo current membership is published in Alpha's tracked index universe.This is not evidence that the company is absent from every market index.
None publishedAs of Oct 16, 2026. Rights-filtered public evidence only; no redistribution or model training is granted. Only source-backed memberships with an explicit public redistribution basis are returned.
Governance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Legal NameWarner Music Group Corp.
Entity StatusPublic listing published
Published FactUS
Published FactCommunication Services
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Markets externalNot reviewed. Auditors, advisors, investors and regulators form the external ecosystem.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Armin ZerzaExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officercompany:d8b55f82-5c28-47b7-b410-0cea3c090181:leadership_role:17
- Carletta HigginsonExecutive Vice President and Chief Digital Officercompany:d8b55f82-5c28-47b7-b410-0cea3c090181:leadership_role:18
- Corby MarshallCo-Chair and Chief Operating Officer, Warner Chappell Musiccompany:d8b55f82-5c28-47b7-b410-0cea3c090181:leadership_role:19
- Guy MootCo-Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Warner Chappell Musiccompany:d8b55f82-5c28-47b7-b410-0cea3c090181:leadership_role:20
- Maria OsherovaExecutive Vice President and Chief People Officercompany:d8b55f82-5c28-47b7-b410-0cea3c090181:leadership_role:21
- Paul M. RobinsonExecutive Vice President and General Counselcompany:d8b55f82-5c28-47b7-b410-0cea3c090181:leadership_role:22
- Robert KynclChief Executive Officercompany:d8b55f82-5c28-47b7-b410-0cea3c090181:leadership_role:23
- Ceci KurzmanDirectorcompany:d8b55f82-5c28-47b7-b410-0cea3c090181:leadership_role:6
- Donald A. WagnerDirectorcompany:d8b55f82-5c28-47b7-b410-0cea3c090181:leadership_role:7
- Len BlavatnikDirectorcompany:d8b55f82-5c28-47b7-b410-0cea3c090181:leadership_role:8
- Lincoln BenetDirectorcompany:d8b55f82-5c28-47b7-b410-0cea3c090181:leadership_role:9
- Mathias DöpfnerDirectorcompany:d8b55f82-5c28-47b7-b410-0cea3c090181:leadership_role:10
- Michael LyntonDirectorcompany:d8b55f82-5c28-47b7-b410-0cea3c090181:leadership_role:11
- Nancy DubucDirectorcompany:d8b55f82-5c28-47b7-b410-0cea3c090181:leadership_role:12
- Noreena HertzDirectorcompany:d8b55f82-5c28-47b7-b410-0cea3c090181:leadership_role:13
- Robert KynclDirectorcompany:d8b55f82-5c28-47b7-b410-0cea3c090181:leadership_role:14
- Valentin (Val) BlavatnikDirectorcompany:d8b55f82-5c28-47b7-b410-0cea3c090181:leadership_role:15
- Ynon KreizDirectorcompany:d8b55f82-5c28-47b7-b410-0cea3c090181:leadership_role:16
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 10 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
Claiming not yet available
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026. Cited by 5 Claims.
- E2sec proxy. Published Jan 20, 2026. Retrieved Apr 24, 2026. Cited by 11 Claims.
- E3sec filing. Published Jan 20, 2026. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E4sec filing. Published Jan 20, 2026. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5sec filing. Published Jan 20, 2026. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6sec filing. Published Jan 20, 2026. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7sec filing. Published Jan 20, 2026. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E8sec filing. Published Jan 20, 2026. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E9sec filing. Published Jan 20, 2026. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E10board_seats. board seats. Cited by 14 Claims.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 16, 2026- Armin Zerza executive of Warner Music Group Corp., effective 2026-01-20.
- Carletta Higginson executive of Warner Music Group Corp., effective 2026-01-20.
- Corby Marshall executive of Warner Music Group Corp., effective 2026-01-20.
- Guy Moot executive of Warner Music Group Corp., effective 2026-01-20.
- Maria Osherova executive of Warner Music Group Corp., effective 2026-01-20.
- Paul M. Robinson executive of Warner Music Group Corp., effective 2026-01-20.
- Robert Kyncl executive of Warner Music Group Corp., effective 2026-01-20.
- Robert Kyncl seat on Warner Music Group Corp., effective 2023-01-01.
- Valentin (Val) Blavatnik seat on Warner Music Group Corp., effective 2023-01-01.
- Nancy Dubuc seat on Warner Music Group Corp., effective 2021-01-01.
- Audit · Chair committee of Warner Music Group Corp., effective 2021-01-01.
- Nancy Dubuc member of Audit · Chair, effective 2021-01-01.
- Ceci Kurzman seat on Warner Music Group Corp., effective 2020-01-01.
- Audit; Compensation; Nominating and Governance committee of Warner Music Group Corp., effective 2020-01-01.
- Ceci Kurzman member of Audit; Compensation; Nominating and Governance, effective 2020-01-01.
- Michael Lynton seat on Warner Music Group Corp., effective 2019-01-01.
- Noreena Hertz seat on Warner Music Group Corp., effective 2017-01-01.
- Audit; Nominating and Governance committee of Warner Music Group Corp., effective 2017-01-01.
- Noreena Hertz member of Audit; Nominating and Governance, effective 2017-01-01.
- Ynon Kreiz seat on Warner Music Group Corp., effective 2016-01-01.
- Mathias Döpfner seat on Warner Music Group Corp., effective 2014-01-01.
- Donald A. Wagner seat on Warner Music Group Corp., effective 2011-01-01.
- Len Blavatnik seat on Warner Music Group Corp., effective 2011-01-01.
- Lincoln Benet seat on Warner Music Group Corp., effective 2011-01-01.
- Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance · Chair committee of Warner Music Group Corp., effective 2011-01-01.
- Lincoln Benet member of Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance · Chair, effective 2011-01-01.