Warner Records implemented layoffs affecting roughly a dozen employees this week across multiple departments and locations. Among those affected were executive marketing VPs Victoria Mason and Dalia Ganz, as well as senior VP of publicity Fount Lynch, according to sources speaking with industry publications.
At least five of the reductions occurred at the company’s Nashville office, where Mason and Lynch were based. The affected employees also included VP of radio promotion Anna Cage, West Coast manager of artist relations Jenna Johnson, and regional manager of radio Kayla Burnett. Ganz, who had joined the company in 2022, had been promoted to EVP approximately 15 months prior to her departure.
The layoffs represent a continuation of workforce reductions that have taken place since Robert Kyncl became CEO in January of 2023. The current round appears connected to the $170 million in staff cuts announced in July of 2025, which the company characterized as the final stage of a broader restructuring initiative. The timing may also be related to the earlier departure of longtime co-chair and COO Tom Corson, who was elevated to COO of parent company Warner Music Group during the year.
In a July of 2025 memo to staff, Kyncl outlined the company’s strategic direction, emphasizing the need to strengthen capabilities in artist development, songwriter relations, and catalog management as core differentiators in a competitive industry landscape.
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