Yoel Kenan

[Marius]

Yoel is the founder and CEO of AFRICORI, bringing over 20 years of experience in the music industry. Yoel started his career in France organising concerts and launching an independent record label before joining Universal Music. He then moved to London to work at Universal Music International where he served in various positions in the areas of Marketing, A&R and new technology. In 2001 he was appointed CEO of MP3.com Europe, the continent leading music portal with over 3 million users. Yoel was later appointed as SonyBMG Senior Vice President International Marketing and Business Development where he was responsible for the international marketing strategies for artists such as Dido, Avril Lavigne & Christina Aguilera.

In 2005, Yoel launched Keevision, a music agency specialised in the emerging markets focus on developing music solutions and consultation services to record labels, telecom companies and ad agencies.