WARNER RECORDS has named KAREN KWAK EVP/Head of A&R. KWAK will report to Co-Chairman & CEO AARON BAY-SCHUCK from WARNER RECORDS LOS ANGELES headquarters. KWAK most recently headed up her company, KK CONSULTING. Before opening up KK CONSULTING in 2016, KWAK spent 12 years with UMG, concluding her UMG run as EVP/A&R, U.S. Recorded Music, where she served all of UMG s U.S. labels.BAY-SCHUCK commented, "Throughout her stellar career, KAREN has been the force behind countless hit .