Warner Music Names YouTube Business Chief Robert Kyncl Next CEO
Warner Music Group Corp.
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named departing YouTube business chief
Robert Kyncl
as its next chief executive, betting on a tech veteran as the industry expands into social media, gaming and the metaverse.Mr. Kyncl will succeed
Steve Cooper,
who said he would be stepping down in 2023 after 11 years on the job as the music company’s longest-running CEO. The two men will serve as co-CEOs in January, and…