{"id":132694,"date":"2022-06-14T18:51:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T17:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/?p=132694"},"modified":"2022-06-14T21:41:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T20:41:00","slug":"osagie-osarenz-promoted-director-of-african-operations-at-onerpm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/osagie-osarenz-promoted-director-of-african-operations-at-onerpm\/","title":{"rendered":"ONErpm expands in Africa with 5 new offices; Osagie Osarenz promoted to Director of African Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Osagie Osarenz has been promoted to Director of African Operations at <\/b>artist and label services company ONErpm.<\/p>\n

Osarenz joined ONErpm in 2020, when\u00a0the company<\/a> opened an office in Lagos, Nigeria, under the direction of Martin Price, Head of Global Expansion for ONErpm.<\/p>\n

Now, as Director of African Operations, Osarenz will lead the opening of five new ONErpm offices, in Accra, Ghana; Abidjan, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire; Nairobi, Kenya; Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, and Johannesburg, South Africa.<\/p>\n

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Since ONErpm opened its Lagos office, the company says it has seen success with local artists such as 1da Banton, Bella Shmurda, Zlatan, and Reminisce.<\/p>\n

Executives joining the newly-expanded ONErpm team in Africa include Almah Salum as Country Lead for Tanzania, based in Dar es Salaam, and George Avakian as Country Lead for South Africa, in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n

Based in Nairobi, Bilha Ngaruiya has been named Country Lead for Kenya, alongside Mutuma Vincent as Marketing Lead.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Florence Delali Kpeglo also takes on the role of Country Lead for Ghana in Accra, while in Abidjan, Afi Cakpo is the Lead for Francophone Africa.<\/p>\n

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ONErpm says that collectively, the Africa-based team has been busy “signing incredible new talent”, including Ghanaian duo DopeNation and Shado Chris in Cote D’Ivoire.<\/p>\n

Artists Ish Kevin and Kenny Sol have also signed to the company in Rwanda, while in Tanzania, Gospel singer Rose Muhando, Goodluck Gozbert, G Nako and the duo Mabantu have all joined ONErpm.<\/p>\n

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The company says that its expansion into the new countries is “consistent with ONErpm\u2019s commitment to building a global business in key emerging markets”.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are passionate about entering and contributing to the development of these promising new markets.”<\/p>\n

Martin Price<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Martin Price, said: \u201cWe are passionate about entering and contributing to the development of these promising new markets while helping artists and content owners succeed.”<\/p>\n

\u201cOur value add in each market is eminent.”<\/p>\n

Osagie Osarenz<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Osagie Osarenz, added: \u201cOur value add in each market is eminent.<\/p>\n

“Empowering the African music industry with outstanding label services and knowledge sharing across the board is what ONErpm is poised to achieve, and it’s what we’ve done since our entry.”<\/p>\n

OneRPM has a global presence in 29 cities across 20 countries with a staff of over 450 employees.<\/p>\n

Its suite of services for artists and labels includes marketing support, supply chain tools, business intelligence, publishing, accounting, and global payment solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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