Kobalt Appoints Rian Liebenberg As Chief Technology Officer,

Appoints Rian Liebenberg As CTO

KOBALT MUSIC has hired RIAN LIEBENBERG as its next Chief Technology Officer, as current CTO RICHARD THOMPSON, has decided to step down and will continue to advise as Emeritus CTO.

Founder/CEO WILLARD AHDRITZ said, “RICHARD has been a part of the KOBALT team since day one. Through his leadership, his team has built the industry leading global platform responsible for taking the music industry into the digital age. This very complex innovation was executed brilliantly and for that, I’m very appreciative. I’m equally thankful he will continue to advise me and the management team going forward, as we embark on a new, exciting growth phase of the company.” 

AHDRITZ continued, “KOBALT’s industry leadership is attached to our continued innovation in music and technology development to support musicians across the globe. Therefore, I’m very happy to welcome RIAN to KOBALT who will help continue our technology leadership, scale our technology team, products and services globally. RIAN’s unique and successful career in building and scaling technology teams is the exact combination of technology, creative and leadership DNA that KOBALT needs in this next phase of exponential growth. I am confident that RIAN’s experience and leadership will play a key role in KOBALT's future growth.”

Said LIEBENBERG, “I’m super excited to be joining KOBALT MUSIC. This opportunity ticks all the boxes I value dearly: a passionate, smart and committed team, a tremendous learning opportunity, the ability to help make the music industry a better place for musicians, while helping rapidly building teams, products and the business."

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