Radio & Music News Weekly
Roc Nation Layoffs Include SVP Lester Pace & Staff
JAY Z’s ROC NATION SVP/Radio Promotions LESTER PACE has exited the company amid recent layoffs. His promotional team and staff members are also gone. SWM will announce the names of those affected in other departments as they become public.
PACE told SAM WEAVER, “It’s been great working at ROC NATION. I appreciate Co-Presidents SHARI and OMAR for giving me the opportunity to work here for the past five years.”
“Thank you to REZA SARRAFIEH and BIG D for their hard work and dedication. Together we achieved significant milestones with the artists we were able to break. “I also want to thank our co-workers who provided the tools we needed to make the radio department successful. Their support was crucial in breaking artists like MAETA and ANDRE and giving them their first #1 records.