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EMI Erases Digital As Standalone Unit; Merrill Out, Ondrejka Promoted

Mar 23, 2009 4:57 PM

The latest game of digital musical chairs at EMI Music leaves former *Google* CIO Douglas Merrill without a seat, former Second Life exec Cory Ondrejka as the top digital marketing exec—and digital no longer on its own. Merrill joined EMI a year ago as president of digital business, adding the…

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Posted In: Advertising, Entertainment, Music, Industry Moves, Marketing, Countries, Europe, cory ondrejka, douglas merrill, emi

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Interview: Douglas Merrill, President, EMI Digital Business: ‘We Need To Question Everything’

Apr 2, 2008 12:04 PM

Just got off the phone with Douglas Merrill, the Google (NSDQ: GOOG) CIO who is leaving what he called “the best CIO job in the world” to join EMI as president of digital business. Turns out Merrill and EMI Group Chairman Guy Hands were introduced by a mutual friend. The…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Industry Moves, Companies, Google, douglas merrill

Industry Moves
Industry Moves: EMI Appoints Google VP As New Digital President

Apr 1, 2008 6:01 PM

Another high profile Google (NSDQ: GOOG) departure: VP of Engineering Douglas Merrill has left the online giant and joined the embattled music label EMI as its president of its digital unit, apparently in an attempt to add more digital mojo at the company. The news was first reported here and…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Industry Moves, Companies, Google, douglas merrill, emi

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