Sony's Zarling Departs: 
Sony/Nashville EVP/Marketing & New Business John Zarling is leaving after two years with the company. Prior to Sony, he spent more than 11 years at Big Machine (Breaking News 1/4/17) following stops at Mercury, MCA and DreamWorks. He can be reached here. No word from Sony on plans for the position.
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