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Executive Management Committee

The Believe Executive Committee, which is focused on operations, is composed of members in charge of Group functions and members in charge of Business Operations with heads of key regions. The Committee is focused primarily on driving and implementing the Group’s strategy, monitoring performance and coordinating projects in the different countries and regions of the Group. Denis

 

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    Denis Ladegaillerie
    Founder and Chief Executive Officer
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    Graduate of Sciences-Po Paris, ESCP Europe and Duke University (Durham, North Carolina, USA), 52 years old, Denis Ladegaillerie began his career in 1998 in New York, practising business law in an international firm. In 2000, he joined Vivendi in Paris as a business analyst and continued his career within the group in New York as Chief Financial and Strategy Officer for digital activities at Vivendi Universal, until 2004. On the strength of his past success in online music, in 2005 Denis Ladegaillerie founded the Company, of which he is currently the Chief Executive Officer.

    Xavier Dumont
    Xavier Dumont
    Chief Financial & Strategy Officer
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    Xavier Dumont is Believe’s CFSO, having joined the Group in 2016. He started his career working in a large international audit firm in France and Ireland before holding several roles as Director of Financial Control, CFO and COO mainly in retail (Fnac Group, Oxybul) and E-commerce (Pixmania). Xavier Dumont is a graduate of HEC (1992).

    Romain Vivien. Believe Global Head of Music and President of Europe
    Romain Vivien
    Global Head of Music & President Europe
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    After serving as CEO of Believe France since 2008, Romain Vivien is Believe’s Global Head of Music and President for Europe. With almost 30 years of experience in the music business, Romain is an active player of the French and international music industry. Romain began his career at Virgin in 1996, then held different positions at EMI, including Managing Director of Capitol France. He acts as VP of indies’ trade body UPFI and board member of labels’ association SPPF. He also served as President of the Victoires de la Musique in 2020 and 2021, of which he remains a board member.

    Andreea Gleeson
    Andreea Gleeson
    Chief Executive Officer TuneCore
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    Andreea Gleeson joined Believe in 2015 to head TuneCore’s marketing before being promoted to Chief Revenue Officer in 2020. She is responsible at TuneCore for overseeing the marketing, artist support, artist & partner relations, and international development teams. Under Andreea’s leadership, TuneCore’s international reach has grown from 5 countries to 14 countries on 4 continents. Prior to joining TuneCore, she spent over a decade in the retail industry, where she held several leadership positions in e-commerce and marketing and worked at the heart of the industry’s digital transformation. Andreea holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Pace University.

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    Elsa Bahamonde Bourgain
    President, Artist Services
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    Elsa Bahamonde Bourgain has been the President of Artist Services at Believe since January 2021. Previously, Elsa worked for 16 years in high-growth companies in the tech ecosystem such as Criteo, Pixmania and Veepee, where she gained expertise in the fields of technology, advertising, e-commerce and the internet, both by leading sales teams at the European level and by defining the business strategy at the global level. Elsa graduated from the Sorbonne with a double master’s degree in French-Spanish European Law (2003), as well as a master’s degree in Marketing and Communication from ISCOM (2004).

    Gideon Mountford 2022
    Gideon Mountford
    Global Head of Digital Business
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    Gideon Mountford joined Believe in 2012 to lead the UK’s Digital Marketing and Video team, before being promoted to Global Head Of Digital Business in 2018. He is responsible for all licensing with our Digital Service Providers, the overall global partnership with the DSP’s and our retail market projections. Gideon is ultimately responsible for Believe’s licensing and partnership with over 150 DSPs and has been at the heart of striking innovative and forward-thinking partnerships with our retail partners. Before joining Believe, Gideon spent the previous decade working in Artist Management and Artist Services, where he provided guidance and support for several top charting artists in the UK, focussed on digital initiatives. Gideon holds a bachelor’s degree in music marketing from Buckinghamshire University.

    Chris Meehan
    Chris Meehan
    Chief Executive Officer Publishing
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    Darya Pourshasb
    Chief Marketing Officer
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    Darya Pourshasb is Believe’s Chief Marketing Officer, overseeing the strategy, execution, and performance of marketing services as well as the execution of catalog marketing and serve capacity. Darya brings extensive experience and expertise in deep-data marketing as well as streaming performance, artist-fan engagement, and the development of ROI driven end-to-end campaigns. With more than 15 years of music executive experience, Darya previously served as CEO of ampd Method, a deep data platform she founded, Spotify where she held the role of Global Head of Premium Content and as VP Streaming Partnerships at Sony Music.

    Romain Becker 2022
    Romain Becker
    Chief Product & Operations Officer
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    Romain Becker is believe CPO, after serving as President, Label & Artist Solutions at Believe since 2020. 
    After building an initial artist development experience at various start-ups at the intersection of music and technology, Romain continued his career at Google to structure YouTube’s music partnerships. In 2015, he joined Believe to accelerate the development of video monetization strategies, the structuring of Believe’s international deployments, and the growth of commercial operations. in 2025, Romain has taken on new responsibilities to create crossroads between technology, Product, and Music to shape innovative ways to create audiences for artists and labels. 

    Antoine Jacoutot
    Antoine Jacoutot
    Chief Technology Officer
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    Antoine Jacoutot is Believe’s Chief Technology Officer, overseeing a global team of 200 professionals. Antoine spearheads initiatives to foster a robust engineering culture, including a comprehensive shift to cloud infrastructure and the implementation of modern engineering practices. With a background in UNIX engineering and extensive contributions to open-source communities, Antoine previously held leadership positions at Manomano and Veepee, where he led large-scale technology transformations. 

    Virginie Sautter 2022
    Virginie Sautter
    Group Marketing & Communications Officer
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    Virginie Sautter is Believe’s Group Marketing & Communications Officer since July 2022. She worked for 10 years for major advertising companies such as Euro RSCG and BBDO, focusing on the development of brand awareness for Pepsi and L’Oréal. In 2007, Virginie joined RX France Group, where she led Midem’s marketing and communication strategy, contributed to expand the brand in Africa and Latin America and managed its digital transition. 

    Cédric Florentin, Chief Legal Officer
    Cédric Florentin
    Chief Legal Officer
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    Cédric Florentin is Believe's Chief Legal Officer, leading a global legal team dedicated to supporting and empowering our teams around the world. Cedric oversees legal and compliance matters for the group as well as regulatory affairs, working to implement strategies to help streamline operations and drive business growth. Cedric previously led the legal team at Amazon (France, Germany & Belgium), with previous experience at Lyxor Asset Management and Société Générale.  

    Anne Adamo
    Anne Adamo
    Chief Financial Control Officer
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    Anne Adamo has been Believe’s Chief Financial Control Officer since April 2019. Her background is in corporate finance. Her career spans more than 20 years, first in an international audit firm and then in various mid-size and CAC40 companies, in the context of international environments in transformation. Anne holds a master’s degree in management from the Sorbonne and the DECF.