Mike Alexander

Universal Music Group veteran executive Mike Alexander has been named the general manager of Island Records, the label announced today (Jan. 31). Based in New York, Alexander will report to new Island co-CEOs Justin Eshak and Imran Majid. Alexander has spent the past year as executive vp at Island, helping the transition as former CEO Darcus Beese returned to his native England to take a job with Warner U.K. Prior to that role, Alexander was executive vp international at UMG, where his purview extended to Island, Republic and Def Jam. “Mike has a well-earned reputation as a successful global strategist,” Majid said in a statement. “We look forward to working closely with him to build on the success of Island’s roster of new and established artists,” Added Eshak, “Mike’s experience gives hi...