Antonio "L.A." Reid

 

Born: June 7, 1956

Company: The Island Def Jam Group

Position: Chairman

Industry: Media

Country: United States

Antonio L. A. Reid

Antonio "L.A" Reid is the Chairman of The Island Def Jam Group, a position he has held since February 2004. Reid joined Island Def Jam after he resigned as president and chief executive officer of Arista Records.

Reid became president and chief executive officer of Arista Records in 2000 after Laface Records was sold to the company.

He had previously served as co-president of LaFace Records, which he co-founded in 1989 with producer-songwriter Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. Producing popular artists such as TLC, Toni Braxton, OutKast, Pink, Usher and Goodie Mob.

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