Sylvia Rhone
Born: March 11, 1952, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Company: Universal Records, Motown Records
Position: President of Motown Records and Executive VP of Universal Records
Industry: Media
Country: United States
Sylvia M. Rhone became president of Universal Music Group's Motown Records and executive VP of Universal Records in 2004.
Born in Philadelphia and raised in New York City's Harlem, Ms. Rhone became the first African-American woman to head a major record company, when she was appointed president/CEO of Eastwest Records in 1990.
In late 1991, Atlantic formed a new label, Atco/EastWest, to encompass a broader range of musical artists. Atlantic later dropped Atco, and Ms. Rhone was named chairman and chief executive officer of her own label, EastWest Records America.
In 1994, Ms. Rhone became chairman/CEO of Elektra Records which eventually became Elektra Entertainment Group, whose roster included rapper Missy Elliott, Metallica, Jet, Fabolous and Yolanda Adams. "The Elektra Entertainment Group was one of the most actualized examples of diversity in action at a company that I've ever seen," said Ms. Rhone.
Ms. Rhone received a degree in economics from the prestigious Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Rhone was named an Alumni Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania, and is a recipient of the Black Alumni of Pratt\'s Lifetime Achievement Award. Ms. Rhone is an inductee of the National Association of Black Female Executives In Music And Entertainment Hall Of Fame. She was awarded the Turner Broadcasting 2004 Trumpet Award, which heralds the accomplishments of distinguished African Americans around the globe in fields as diverse as law, politics, and entertainment.
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