Kobalt Beefs Up Label Services Division

Karen Lieberman

Kobalt Label Services continues to expand operations with the addition of Shari Segalini and Karen Lieberman, who also works with Kobalt Music Group. They are the latest executives to join the company which has added more than 50 employees globally in less than two years.

KLS, the division of Kobalt which offers recorded music marketing and distribution services, recently announced the opening of its New York City office.

Lieberman has been appointed VP Digital Strategy and Marketing. Based in New York, she will report to Richard Sanders, President of Kobalt Music Group, and Paul Hitchman, Managing Director of Kobalt Label Services.

In addition to directing and implementing marketing campaigns for Kobalt Label Services, Lieberman will support new initiatives that promote and expand revenue opportunities for Kobalt Music Publishing clients.

Shari Segalini

Lieberman comes to Kobalt from Sony Music Global Marketing where she was VP of Global Marketing.

Segalini has been hired as SVP of Sales, North America, overseeing sales campaigns. She reports to Hitchman.

Segalini was previously VP of Field Sales at RED Distribution. Prior to RED Distribution she was a longtime VP of Sales at RCA Records.

One of KLS’s first major releases was Push the Sky Away by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, which came out earlier this month. Releases from the company’s Nashville office could follow.