Warner Music Group has introduced the appointment of Lo Ting-Fai, often called Lofai, as President of Warner Music Asia-Pacific (APAC).
Beginning on Monday (August 11), he will likely be based mostly in Hong Kong, reporting to Robert Kyncl, CEO of WMG, who introduced plans to nominate a head of APAC final 12 months amid a broader restructuring of the corporate’s senior management.
At the moment, Kyncl additionally confirmed the multi-territory oversight of different main areas, with Simon Robson taking cost of EMEA (together with the UK), and Alejandro Duque persevering with to steer LATAM.
Lofai will now oversee all recorded music territory heads throughout the Asia-Pacific area, a key marketplace for WMG’s international progress technique.
Information of his appointment comes on the identical day that WMG introduced its calendar Q2 earnings outcomes, with underlying recorded music revenues up 8.3% YoY on a relentless forex foundation.
Warner Music’s renewed concentrate on the Asia-Pacific area comes because it seems to satisfy challenges in key markets: in Might, Robert Kyncl cited “market share strain in China” as one of many elements behind WMG’s gradual recorded music progress within the first calendar quarter of 2025.
Lofai’s appointment as head of APAC suits into Kyncl’s plan to strengthen Warner’s presence within the area’s fast-changing music scene.
Lofai joins WMG from telecoms large PCCW, the place he served as CEO of MakerVille, an leisure firm specializing in content material creation, artist administration, and stay occasions, and as COO of the OTT regional streaming platform Viu. Along with his govt management, having written songs below the pseudonym “Yu Ri.”
Lofai mentioned of his appointment at WMG: “I’m excited to be taking over this unbelievable position. WMG has been rewriting the principles relating to how a music firm works in our altering trade, and it has huge ambitions for progress within the APAC area.
“I look ahead to collaborating with Robert and WMG’s groups all over the world as we assist extra Asian artists hit the worldwide stage, strengthen our unbelievable catalog, and discover recent, revolutionary methods to construct passionate, loyal fanbases.”
“Lofai will oversee lots of our highest precedence markets each right this moment and sooner or later, with culturally numerous music scenes, stuffed with subsequent technology expertise and iconic copyrights.”
Robert Kyncl, Warner Music Group
On Lofai’s new position, Kyncl commented: “Lofai will oversee lots of our highest precedence markets each right this moment and sooner or later, with culturally numerous music scenes, stuffed with subsequent technology expertise and iconic copyrights.
“He brings his artistic aptitude, enterprise acumen, and connections all through the digital financial system to this tremendous vital position. Collectively, we’re dedicated to discovering and creating artists with huge artistic and industrial influence, evolving our suite of providers, and rising our market share throughout the area.”
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Lofai started his profession in radio earlier than transitioning into promoting, the place he introduced his artistic expertise to international companies together with Wieden+Kennedy and CTWCM. He later served as Apple’s Artistic Director for Asia Pacific earlier than becoming a member of PCCW in 2010.
His tutorial background consists of research on the Chinese language College of Hong Kong, the College of Oxford, and Harvard Enterprise College.
Warner Music employed Sherry Tan as Head of Recorded Music for Mainland China in 2021, underscoring the corporate’s ongoing funding within the area’s potential.Music Enterprise Worldwide
