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Thomas Hesse Email & Phone Number
Chief Content Officer
at
KLAY
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@dreamstage.live
3 phones found area 309 and 855
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Chief Content Officer
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New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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Thomas Hesse is listed as Chief Content Officer at KLAY, a with 11 employees, based in New York City Metropolitan Area, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at dreamstage.live, phone signal with area code 309, 855, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Thomas Hesse.
Thomas Hesse previously worked as Founder and CEO at Consonance Investments Llc and Senior Advisor at Musixmatch. Thomas Hesse holds B.A., M.A., Philosophy And Economics from University Of Oxford.
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About Thomas Hesse
Thomas Hesse is an experienced leader with over 20 years in music, entertainment, digital business building, and venture capital. He has worked as CEO and senior executive in large and small organizations. Thomas is the Founder and CEO of Consonance Investments, LLC, managing a successful angel & seed investment portfolio. He is the Founder and former CEO of DREAMSTAGE Inc., a paid streaming platform for live performances, acquired by Deezer. He is Senior Advisor to Musixmatch, the world's biggest music lyrics service, acquired by TPG, and to several other startups and investors.Thomas was President of Global Digital Business and US Sales & Distribution for Sony Music Entertainment, driving the transformation of the music business and digital revenue growth for many years. He was also President and Chief Digital Officer for Bertelsmann where he ran the venture funds, M&A, and several major transformational initiatives. He was a Senior Adviser to CVC Capital Partners, and has worked as turnaround CEO. Prior to Sony, Thomas was EVP and Chief Strategy Officer at music major BMG where he ran the merger process with Sony Music. He previously held various leadership roles in European TV as CEO of RTL Interactive and Head of Program Acquisition/Distribution for RTL Television. He started his professional career as a Consultant for McKinsey.Thomas holds a BA and MA from Oxford University, an MSc from the London School of Economics and a Doctorate in Corporate Finance from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. He studied as a concert pianist at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and the Hochschule für Musik in Düsseldorf, Germany.Career highlights:* Created significant value as venture investor and CEO* Transformed Sony Music digital revenue profile from zero to 50% of company* Co-founded leading music video platform VEVO* Led digital transformation at $20bn media company Bertelsmann * Ran merger of SONY MUSIC and BMG* Built #1 online platform for leading European TV broadcaster RTL
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Klay
14 roles · 36 years
Thomas Hesse work experience
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Founder And Ceo
CurrentPortfolio companies:Ceartas DMCA (Ireland) - the world's most advanced brand protectionJKBX (NYC) - Turn your playlist into your portfolioframe.io (NYC) - cloud based collaboration for video creators - acquired by Adobe for $1.28bnArbor (NYC) - marketplace for people based data - acquired by LiveRampreelio (NYC) - video influencer marketplace - acquired by FullScreen Open Slate (NYC) - content ratings system for advertisers - acquired by DoubleVerifyShaper Origin (San Francisco) - precision router tool for makers - acquired by TTS Happn (Paris) - meet the people you've crossed paths withCopa90 (London) - a football first media company for the fans
2014 - Present
~12 yrs 6 mos
Senior Advisor
CurrentMusixmatch is the world's largest provider of lyrics to major music streaming services, acquired by TPG
2014 - Present
~12 yrs 6 mos
Founder And Ceo
Dreamstage is an integrated streaming/ ticketing/ merchandising/ fan data platform for live music performances, live-streaming over 120 successful events, including with Polo G, Chief Keef, Riley Green, Yo-Yo Ma, Train, Mastodon, Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood's The Smile, Little Mix, and many others. Deezer acquired Dreamstage and merged the company with live streaming agency Driift in September 2022.
May 2020 - Oct 2022
Member, Board Of Directors
Leonine is a German indie premium video production/ distribution company that has assembled the former assets of Tele München, Universum Film, Wiedemann & Berg, i&u TV. It is backed by KKR.
Apr 2019 - Mar 2021
2014 - 2018
~4 yrs
Restructuring Ceo
A worldwide top 10 auction house for art and luxury collectibles, driven by live video streaming Sold US and UK businesses, closed German business
Sep 2016 - Jan 2017
President, Corporate Development And New Businesses, Chief Digital Officer
Member of the Bertelsmann Executive Board in charge of Corporate Strategy, M&A, and Digital TransformationRan acquisition of BMG from KKR, merger of Penguin and Random HouseLed Group Venture Capital - Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), New York; Bertelsmann Asia Investments (BAI), BeijingLed Bertelsmann University Ventures Education Fund, Corporate Centers in Brazil and India
Jan 2012 - Jun 2014
President, Global Digital Business & Us Sales/Distribution
In charge of global digital partner revenues and relationships, including Apple, YouTube/ Google, Spotify, AmazonTransformed business model for music major to streaming Grew digital revenues from zero to 50% of companyCo-founded leading music video platform VEVOResponsible for physical accounts, e.g., WalMart, BestBuy, Target and salesforce restructuringBuilt Direct-to-Consumer groupBoard member Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), VEVO, MySpaceMusic, DEAG Classics
2005 - 2012
~7 yrs
Evp And Chief Strategy Officer
Bertelsmann Music Group
Ran the BMG-Sony Music merger for BertelsmannLed Initial build-out of digital download businessRan post-merger integration process of Jive Zomba
2002 - 2004
~2 yrs
Ceo
Built #1 content platform in GermanyLed RTL's music and merchandising businesses
2000 - 2002
~2 yrs
Head Of Program Acquisition/ Distribution
Member of the Management Board in charge of Program Acquisition and Distribution, Business & Legal Affairs
1999 - 2000
~1 yr
Vice President, Business Development
1996 - 1999
~3 yrs
Consultant
1991 - 1996
~5 yrs
4 education records
Thomas Hesse education
B.A., M.A., Philosophy And Economics
University Of Oxford
M.Sc., Economics
The London School Of Economics And Political Science (Lse)
Dr. Rer. Oec. (Ph.D.), Finance
University Of St.Gallen
Trained As Concert Pianist
Robert-Schumann-Musikhochschule (Conservatory), Dusseldorf, Germany
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What company does Thomas Hesse work for?
Thomas Hesse works for KLAY.
What is Thomas Hesse's role at KLAY?
Thomas Hesse is listed as Chief Content Officer at KLAY.
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AeroLeads has found 2 work email signals at @dreamstage.live for Thomas Hesse at KLAY.
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AeroLeads has found 3 phone signal(s) with area code 309, 855 for Thomas Hesse at KLAY.
Where is Thomas Hesse based?
Thomas Hesse is based in New York City Metropolitan Area, United States while working with KLAY.
What companies has Thomas Hesse worked for?
Thomas Hesse has worked for Klay, Consonance Investments Llc, Musixmatch, Dreamstage Inc., and Leonine Studios.
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Thomas Hesse holds B.A., M.A., Philosophy And Economics from University Of Oxford.
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