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Kobalt's Leslie Ahrens

Independent music publisher Kobalt has promoted Leslie Ahrens to the position of Managing Director and Executive Vice President, Creative, Latin America, taking on a dual creative and operational mandate across the Latin American region. In her new role, she reports to Kobalt President & Chief Commercial Officer Jeannette Perez. Ahrens joined Kobalt Music Group’s Creative team in Miami in 2014. She was promoted to VP, Creative Latin America in 2016 and elevated ...