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Don Ienner
American music executive
Don Ienner (EYE-nər; born 1951/1952[1]) is an American music executive. He served as president of Columbia Records from 1989 to 2003, and as chairman from 1994 to 2003.
In April 2003 he became president of Columbia's umbrella company, Sony Music U.S., overseeing its music labels, and was named chief executive officer of Sony Music Label Group, U.S. in 2004.[2] He resigned from that position on June 1, 2006.[3]
As of 2012, Ienner was a music business consultant and a principal in an advertising agency.[4]
Career
Early career
In 1969, Ienner began his career in the music industry by taking a job in the mailroom of Capitol Records while still in high school.[5] From 1972 to 1977, Ienner and his brother Jimmy ran a music production, management, and publishing company called C.A.M.
U.S.A., which worked with such artists as Three Dog Night, Grand Funk Railroad, Blood, Sweat & Tears, a