Harvey Mason Jr named Recording Academy President & CEO
After more than a year without a permanent chief executive, the Recording Academy announced that interim President & CEO Harvey Mason Jr. has been named to the organization’s top two posts.
Mason has been in the position on an unpaid, interim basis since January 2020, when his predecessor Deborah Dugan acrimoniously parted ways with the organization after just 8 months on the job. He also served Chair of the Academy’s Board, a position he will relinquish now that he’s been tapped for the leadership post.
In a joint statement, search committee co-chairs John Burk and Leslie Ann Jones said: “We are delighted that Harvey will remain at the helm and continue to steer the organization through this pivotal time. As we journeyed deeper into our extensive search, it became clear that the best person for the job was Harvey. We are immensely impressed by the remarkable work he has done during his interim tenure and look forward
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With the Recording Academy on target to announce its new president/CEO at the end of the month,
Billboard has obtained the position specifications for the job circulated by Heidrick & Struggles, which conducted the executive search.
The document stresses that the new leader will continue the Recording Academy’s efforts to increase diversity, equity and inclusion, but nods to the work that has been done over the last two years already, and equally and repeatedly points to the need for a president/CEO who can move the Recording Academy ahead in the digital era.