I Second That Promotion: 
UMG Nashville VP/Business & Legal Affairs Rob Femia has been promoted to Senior Vice President of the department and VP/Digital Marketing Dawn Gates has been elevated to the newly created position of SVP/Digital Business & Creative Development. Femia joined UMGN in 2013 after stops including Sony BMG and Virgin Records/Capitol Music Group/EMI Music North America. Gates' prior stops include Capitol Nashville and Word Label Group. Reach Femia here and Gates here.
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