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A top music executive, Roger Ames started his career with EMI in 1975 and later became the head of London Records, taken over in 1999 by Warner in a £140m deal. At the time it was stated that London Records was acquired from a "discretionary trust, of which Roger Ames is a beneficiary”. He rejoined EMI in 2005, having run Warner’s music operations from 1999 to 2004. He left EMI in 2008 but continued there as a consultant. Assuming he owned most of London Records, Ames has a net worth of $200 million.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2000 |
Earnings |
Sales of Warner Music International as the company's President |
$3,800,000,000 |
|
1999 |
Asset |
Current value of Warner Music International as the company's President |
$4,100,000,000 |
|
1991 |
Asset |
Current value of Polygram Music Group as the company's President |
$5,500,000,000 |