Temi Adeniji Explained

Temi Adeniji
Birth Name:Hameedat Temilade Adeniji
Birth Date:1987 7, df=yes
Citizenship:Nigerian, American
Occupation:Record executive
Years Active:2016-present
Employer:Warner Music Group
Known For:Warner Music Africa
Father:Lateph Adeniji
Mother:Oluwatoyin Adeniji
Managing Director

Hameedat Temilade Adeniji, known as Temi Adeniji, is a Nigerian-American music executive. Adeniji is the managing director of Warner Music Africa (formerly known as Warner Music South Africa).[1] She is credited for the crossover success of CKay 2019 single "Love Nwantiti".[2]

Early life and education

Hameedat Temilade Adeniji, is a descendant of the Yoruba ethnic group from the western part of Nigeria. She was born to Nigerian parents Lateph Adeniji, and Oluwatoyin Adeniji.[3] She graduated from Princeton University, with a bachelor of arts (BA) in Political Economy.[4] After her graduation, Adeniji then completed a joint degree program, with a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School and a Master of Laws degree from University College London.[5] [6]

Career

Adeniji began her career working at a law firm at Shearman & Sterling, and then moved to Kirkland & Ellis, before joining Warner Music Group in 2016 as the Director of the International Strategy & Operations department. In 2019, she became Vice President of the department, and was later elevated to Senior Vice President in 2020. In 2021, she was named managing director of Warner Music Africa (fka. Warner Music South Africa), and senior vice president to lead the strategy team for Sub-Saharan Africa.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Warner Music Group Temi Adeniji to Assume Key Role for Warner Recorded Music in Africa . www.wmg.com . Warner Music Group . 28 July 2023 . 3 May 2021. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210503015131/https://www.wmg.com/news/temi-adeniji-assume-key-role-warner-recorded-music-africa-35286. 3 May 2021.
  2. Rys . Dan . Executive of the Week: Warner Music South Africa MD/SVP Strategy Sub-Saharan Africa Temi Adeniji . Billboard . 15 October 2021.
  3. Web site: Temi Adeniji, Osifo Akhuemonkhan . . 28 July 2023 . en . 25 September 2016.
  4. Web site: Ukpebor . Efe . Temi Adeniji to Speak at MTN's Business of the Arts Series . Nigerian Entertainment Today . 28 July 2023 . 27 August 2020.
  5. Havens . Lyndsey . Jobs of Tomorrow: How a Former Lawyer Became a Globe-Trotting Scout for Music's Next Big Markets . Billboard . 28 July 2023 . 27 June 2019.
  6. Web site: How I Got Here: Temi Adeniji '12 . www.law.columbia.edu . 28 July 2023 . en.
  7. Web site: Temi Adeniji appointed MD of Warner Music South Africa and SVP, Strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa . Music Business Worldwide . 28 July 2023 . 22 March 2021.