Pierrot Raschdorff appointed Senior Director of Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at BMG – Music Business Worldwide

BMG has appointed Pierrot Raschdorff to accelerate the company’s diversity strategy.

As Senior Director of Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Berlin-based Raschdorff will report directly to Dominique Casimir, BMG’s Chief Content Officer.

As an expert in diversity and corporate responsibility, BMG says that Raschdorff will now be responsible for further developing and accelerating the company’s global DE&I goals, working closely with BMG’s international teams across its 12 core music markets.

Pierrot Raschdorff joins from book publishing giant Penguin Random House in Germany, which like BMG, is a division of Bertelsmann.

Accoridng to BMG, with his book (Schwarz. Rot. Wir.), Raschdorff “makes a plea for diversity, emphasizing the importance of diverse role models to find self-identity”.

Raschdorff holds a degree in political science and is a certified mediator.

Dominique Casimir said: “At BMG, we celebrate the power of diversity and recognize our responsibility to make a difference and contribute.”

“Pierrot will take an important key role in further developing and accelerating BMG’s diversity and inclusion strategies. I am delighted to have him on board.”

Dominique Casimir

Added Casimir:  “Pierrot will take an important key role in further developing and accelerating BMG’s diversity and inclusion strategies. I am delighted to have him on board.”

“I couldn’t be more excited about joining BMG. Music has the universal and emotional ability to connect people, even more, it forms communities and fosters faith in one’s diversity.”

Pierrot Raschdorff

Pierrot Raschdorff added: “I couldn’t be more excited about joining BMG.

“Music has the universal and emotional ability to connect people, even more, it forms communities and fosters faith in one’s diversity.

“I am convinced that BMG is the right place for me to work on the mission for greater diversity every day!”

 Music Business Worldwide