David Ahumada has been appointed head of CAN LATAM at ONE Publishing.
With more than 10 years of experience in the publishing industry, Ahumada, a Colombian music executive, will consolidate operations in the Andean region and accelerate regional growth aligned with ONE Publishing’s global vision. His new role will focus on active catalog development, regional partnerships creations and the optimization of services.
Additional priorities include strengthening relationships with songwriters, fostering regional co-creation initiatives, and reinforcing partnerships with collective management organizations and key industry stakeholders.
“Borderless co-creation, sharing audiences, genres, and cultures, at a time when LATAM is at the center of global attention, is extraordinary,” Ahumada said in a press statement. “I am excited about ONE Publishing’s commitment to technology as a facilitator of a less visible side of the business, publishing, making it more accessible, fair, and efficient for creators. That path represents the future, and being part of it means staying at the forefront, strengthening service to songwriters, and generating more opportunities for art.”
Prior to being named ONE Publishing’s head of CAN LATAM, Ahumada built his career as an A&R at Warner Music Group, Warner Chappell Music and Sony Music Publishing. Also with a background in music business and audio engineering, he will bring creative sensibility, editorial judgment and a data-driven mindset to the team.
With the new appointment, ONE Publishing not only deepens its positioning in the Latin American region, but it also “reinforces its growth strategy built on innovation, creative development, and an active defense of authors’ rights as the foundation of its publishing business in Latin America,” as noted in the statement.
