Randy Lennox was appointed President and CEO of Universal Music Canada, the country's leading Music Company following the merger of Universal Music Canada and PolyGram Canada Inc. in 1998. In that position, he successfully guided the company through the largest merger in the history of the music business. Under Randy's stewardship, Universal Music Canada has been voted Music Company of the Year for fifteen consecutive years. Lennox began his career with Universal Music in 1980 in the company's mail-room. He was promoted to Executive VP/General Manager of the organization at the age of 36 and in December 2001, The Toronto Star included Randy in their "Ones to Watch" feature article. In February 2002, MacLean's Magazine also featured Randy as one of the country's "50 Most Influential Canadians". Mr. Lennox's support and development of Canadian talent is evidenced by success with Platinum artists Hedley, The Weeknd, Sam Roberts, The Tragically Hip, Paul Anka, Nikki Yanofsky and The Tenors. His commitment to breaking acts in Canada has resulted in #1 world territory status for Canadian artists such as Drake, Sarah McLaughlin, Shawn Mendes, Diana Krall, Nelly Furtado, Shania Twain, Bryan Adams and Justin Bieber. As Chairman of the 25th Annual Juno Awards Committee, Mr. Lennox spearheaded the creation of Oh, What a Feeling, a compilation of songs from past Juno Award winners, which sold Diamond , Music Canada - the music industry's governing body and The Smilezone Foundation, an organization that creates, builds and transforms areas in hospitals in order to improve the lives of children and their families facing illness. In February 2010, Randy, along with legendary music producer Bob Ezrin, spearheaded the Juno Award winning Young Artists for Haiti campaign that has raised more than two million dollars in relief for the people of Haiti. More than 50 Canadian artists gathered at Bryan Adams' Warehouse Studios in Vancouver, to record a rendition of K'NAAN's hit single, Wavin' Flag that brought the country together during the Vancouver winter Olympics. Earlier that year, Randy executive produced 'I Believe', the theme song for the games, which song by Universal artist Nikki Yanofsky and Stephan Moccio and used extensively throughout CTV's broadcast of the winter games. He actively contributes to the organization of the annual Canadian Music Week Conference, and offers ongoing support to a variety of charitable organizations including the Starlight Children's Foundation of Canada while Co-Chairing the Princess Margaret Breast Cancer Foundation's 'Walk to End Cancer' which raised in excess of 8 million dollars. Mr. Lennox also sits on the Board for CARAS' MusiCounts, an ongoing charity which has provided 4 million dollars' worth of musical instruments to underfunded schools across Canada. In March of 2010, Randy Lennox was inducted into the Canadian Music Industry's Hall of Fame. In 2013, Randy once again integrated a legendary music company into Universal when EMI and Virgin Music were acquired and the largest market share in the industry's history was created.
