---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-178287"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WMG"
cik: "0001319161"
company_name: "Warner Music Group Corp."
filed_at: "2022-06-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T23:53:40.189612+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Warner Music begins CEO succession planning; Stephen Cooper to step down by end 2023

## Summary
- CEO Stephen Cooper will transition from role by end of 2023; board has begun planning.
- Cooper has served as CEO since 2011 and will remain in post until successor is appointed.
- No successor named; process is underway for orderly leadership transition.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-178287
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WMG
- cik: 0001319161
- company_name: Warner Music Group Corp.
- filed_at: 2022-06-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1319161/000119312522178287/0001193125-22-178287-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1319161/000119312522178287/d344692d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-178287
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-178287.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-178287.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Stephen Cooper departed as Chief Executive Officer at Warner Music Group Corp..
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: the Company announced that it has begun planning for the succession of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and director, Stephen Cooper. The Company expects the transition to happen by the end of 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1319161/000119312522178287/0001193125-22-178287-index.htm

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