Newsmakers Universal Execs, Acts bather For San Francisco Meet Universal recently held Its Worldwide Senior Management Confer- ence at the Ritz -Carlton San Francisco. The three -day event, Sept. 7 -9, featured performances from a number of Universal recording acts and played host to more than 170 Universal executives. On Sept. 8, MCA's Mary J. Bllige and Motown's Brian McKnight brought their soulful sounds to the conference. Shown at the performance, from left, are Zach Horowitz, president/COO of Universal Music Group; Jorgen Larsen, chairman /CEO of Universal Music International; Doug Morris, chairman /CEO of Universal Music Group; Blige; Max Hole, senior VP of market- ing and A &R for Universal Music International; Jay Boberg, president of MCA Records; and Kirk Burrowes, Blige's manager. Shown, from left, are John Reid, co- president of Island /Def Jam Music Group; Jim Caparro, chairman of Island /Def Jam Music Group; Jim Urie, president of Universal Music and Video Distribution; Def Soul artist Kandace Love; Henry Droz, chairman of Universal Music and Video Distribution; Island Records artist Mikaila; Lyor Cohen, co- president of Island /Def Jam Music Group; Jeff Fenster, senior VP and head of A &R for Island /Def Jam Music Group; and Edgar Bronf- man Jr., president/CEO of the Seagram Co. Shown after Aqua's performance, in the front row from left, are Jorgen Larsen, Shown after Brian McKnight's performance, from left, are chairman /CEO of Universal Music International; Lene Grawford Nystrom of Kedar Massenburg, president/CEO of Motown; Doug Mor- Aqua; Doug Morris, chairman /CEO of Universal Music Group; Jay Boberg, pres- ris, chairman/CEO of Universal Music Group; McKnight; ident of MCA Records; and Bruce Hack, vice chairman of Universal Music Herb Trawick, McKnight's manager; Zach Horowitz, presi- Group. Shown in the back row, from left, are Niclas Anker, A &R director for Uni- dent/COO of Universal Music Group; Bruce Hack, vice versal Music Denmark; Soren Rested of Aqua; René Dif of Aqua; Claus Norreen chairman of Universal Music Group; and Mel Lewinter, of Aqua; Edgar Bronfman Jr., president /CEO of the Seagram Co.; Zach chairman/CEO of Universal/Motown. Horowitz, president/COO of Universal Music Group; and Jens -Otto Paludan, managing director of Universal Music Denmark. Polydor Records' S Club 7 also performed. Shown after its performance, in the front row from left, are S Club 7's Bradley McIntosh, Paul Cattermole, and Jon Lee. Shown in the middle row, from left, are S Club 7's Hannah Spear - ritt, Rachel Stevens, Tina Barrett, and Jo O'Meara; Doug Morris, chairman /CEO of Universal Music Group; and Shown, from left, are Manolo Diaz, chairman of Universal The conference ended with featured performances from Mercury artist Shelby Lucian Grainge, managing director of Polydor U.K.. Shown Music Latin America; Kedar Massenburg, president/CEO Lynne and Universal's Stroke9. Shown at the Sept. 9 show, from left, are in the back row, from left, are John Kennedy, of Motown Records; Marcelo Castello- Branco, president Howard Berman, managing director of Mercury U.K.; Max Hole, senior VP of chairman /CEO of Universal Music U.K.; Bruce Hack, vice of Universal Music Brazil; Motown's Brian McKnight; Wolf - marketing and A &R for Universal Music International; Jorgen Larsen, chair- chairman of Universal Music Group; Edgar Bronfman Jr., D. Gramatke, chairman /CEO of Universal Music Germany; man /CEO of Universal Music International; Lynne; Manolo Diaz, chairman of president /CEO of the Seagram Co.; Jorgen Larsen, chair- Norman Cheng, chairman of Universal Music Asia Pacific; Universal Music Latin America; and John Kennedy, chairman /CEO of Universal man /CEO of Universal Music International; and Zach and Harry Voerman, managing director of Universal Music Music U.K. Horowitz, president/COO of Universal Music Group. South Africa. BILLBOARD NOVEMBER B, 1999 49 www.americanradiohistory.com.