Def Jam Finds Shakir Stewart Replacement

J-Banks · 11-17-2008, 04:56 PM

Def Jam Finds Shakir Stewart Replacement

Since leaving his post as President and CEO of Def Jam at the end of 2007, Hova has had everybody in

Island Def Jam Music Group President, Steve Bartels announced today (11/17) the appointment of Jeff Straughn as Senior Vice President, Strategic Marketing of Island Def Jam Music Group.

Straughn will be taking over Shakir Stewart’s position. As previously reported, Stewart committed suicide earlier this month.

Promoted from vice president to senior vice president, Straughn’s new position requires him to build long term partnership programs with the label, its artists and corporate entities to reach mutually beneficial marketing goals. He served a vice president since July 2005 and played a significant role in launching Tag Records with Island Def Jam and Procter & Gamble.

“Jeff has made major contributions to the marketing plans of our artist campaigns,” Bartels said in the release. “He thinks out-of-the-box and follows through in his pursuits with fortitude.” -Michael Cohen

Source: xxlmag

AUTUMN_DEATH · 11-19-2008, 04:50 PM

Promoted from vice president to senior vice president, Straughn’s new position requires him to build long term partnership programs with the label, its artists and corporate entities to reach mutually beneficial marketing goals. smh at these cunts treating hip hop as a business and not an art form. thats why real rappers are near extinct these days cuz of all this corporate shit

11-17-2008, 04:56 PM	#1
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AUTUMN_DEATH Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 774 Repped: 38 Repped 54 Times in 31 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 30 Times in 26 Posts	Promoted from vice president to senior vice president, Straughn’s new position requires him to build long term partnership programs with the label, its artists and corporate entities to reach mutually beneficial marketing goals. smh at these cunts treating hip hop as a business and not an art form. thats why real rappers are near extinct these days cuz of all this corporate shit