When Manuel Abud, the CEO of the Latin Recording Academy, first met the five USC Annenberg students who received academy fellowships, he asked them to name their favorite Latin singer. Over Zoom, some mentioned some popular current artists, including
Latin Recording Academy Names Manuel Abud CEO
Outgoing CEO Gabriel Abaroa Jr. will move to a newly created President Emeritus role
Brian Welk | May 12, 2021 @ 9:00 AM
Manuel Abud/Photo by Omar Cruz
The Latin Recording Academy as part of an ongoing reorganization of its leadership team has named Manuel Abud as its new CEO, effective August 1.
Gabriel Abaroa Jr., the Latin Recording Academy’s outgoing president and CEO, will move into a newly created president emeritus position, a senior advisory role that will include working on assigned strategic projects while assisting the new CEO in the transition.
Abud was previously the Academy’s COO, joining the organization in 2019 and leading the Academy through a major reorganization as well as taking a leap into digital content development.