Guy Moot

Guy Moot is Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Chappell Music (WCM), the global publishing arm of Warner Music Group. A widely admired music leader with over four decades of experience, Moot is driving a transformative era of growth, championing a forward-thinking culture built on the company’s core values of curiosity, collaboration, and commitment, all fiercely dedicated to super-serving the songwriting community.

Since first taking the helm as Co-Chair and CEO in 2019 before becoming sole Chair and CEO in 2026, Moot has led the company to consistently outperform the market, while expanding its global creative footprint. Under his leadership, WCM continues to sign and retain today’s most defining artists, songwriters, and producers, including the likes of Amy Allen, Anderson .Paak, Cardi B, Dua Lipa, Imagine Dragons, Jhené Aiko, Justin Morales, Laufey, RAYE, Riley Green, ROSÉ, Stromae, Teddy Swims, and Zach Bryan, while serving as the home for iconic legends and their catalogs, among them David Bowie, George Michael, Madonna, Quincy Jones, Tom Petty, and many more.

Prior to Warner Chappell, Moot held senior executive roles at Sony/ATV and EMI Music Publishing, where he led the latter to win Music Week Publisher of the Year for an unprecedented fourteen consecutive years. Across his distinguished career, Moot has signed and developed some of music’s most influential creators, including Amy Winehouse, Arctic Monkeys, Calvin Harris, Charli xcx, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Jamiroquai, Lana Del Rey, Mark Ronson, Sam Smith, and Sean Paul.

Known for his passionate devotion to artistry and originality, Moot is regularly featured on Billboard’s Power 100 and Variety’s 500 lists. In 2026, he was named as the recipient of the prestigious Music Industry Trusts Award (MITS), recognizing his distinguished career – defined by his creative vision, “songwriter-first” philosophy, and a lifelong commitment to music’s power to educate, heal, and transform lives.