Robert Kyncl is an American business executive. He will become the CEO of Warner Music Group on Jan 1, 2023. He is currently the Chief Business Officer at

YouTube YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by ...

where he oversaw all business functions, partnerships and operations. Before YouTube, Kyncl was Vice President of Content Acquisitions at

Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...

, where he spearheaded the company's content acquisition for streaming TV shows and movies over the Internet. Mr and Mrs Kyncl reside with their two daughters in Los Angeles and founded Kyncl Family Foundation focused on supporting educational needs of underrepresented communities.

Early life and education

Kyncl was born in

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

and received a Bachelor of Arts from the

State University of New York at New Paltz The State University of New York at New Paltz (SUNY New Paltz or New Paltz) is a public university in New Paltz, New York. It traces its origins to the New Paltz Classical School, a secondary institution founded in 1828 and reorganized as an a ...

and an

MBA A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

from

Pepperdine University Pepperdine University () is a private research university affiliated with the Churches of Christ with its main campus in Los Angeles County, California. Pepperdine's main campus consists of 830 acres (340 ha) overlooking the Pacific Ocean and t ...

Malibu, California Malibu ( ; es, Malibú; Chumash: ) is a beach city in the Santa Monica Mountains region of Los Angeles County, California, situated about west of Downtown Los Angeles. It is known for its Mediterranean climate and its strip of the Malibu ...

Career

Kyncl previously worked at

and

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. In September 2022, Kyncl was named CEO of Warner Music Group Inc. starting Jan 1, 2023. Kyncyl and current CEO Steve Cooper will serve as co-CEO for the month of January 2023.

Speaking

Robert Kyncl represented YouTube in a number of global events throughout 2012 and 2013, including: the 2012

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, the 2012 MIPCOM in

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, the 2012 Abu Dhabi Media Summit,

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, one of the world's first and largest conferences dedicated to the medium of online video, in addition to talks at the Producers Guild in the

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and Think with Google in Argentina. Robert appeared on popular YouTuber's channel

Casey Neistat Casey Owen Neistat (; born March 25, 1981) is an American YouTube personality, filmmaker, vlogger and co-founder of the multimedia company Beme, which was later acquired by CNN. In 2018, he founded ''368'', a creative space for creators to col ...

, in order to discuss the future of YouTube and the Logan Paul controversy. However. this was criticized by thousands of users who argued that he didn't answer many of the questions asked, and also that Casey didn't ask several important questions for the sake of avoiding confrontation.

Honors and awards

Kyncl was listed in ''Variety'''s 2012 Dealmakers Impact Report as a "Disruptor", Vanity Fair's New Establishment List in 2013 and 2012, ''Billboard'' magazine's Power 100 List in 2015,'' 2014, 2013, and 2012, Billboard's International Power Players List in 2014, Billboard's Digital Power Players List in 2015, and Adweek's "Top 50 Execs Who Make the Wheels Turn."'' On October 18, 2012, CoachArt, a local non-profit that provides arts and athletic lessons for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses, held their eighth annual Gala of Champions supporting the art of improving lives. The fundraising event was held at the Beverly Hilton was hosted by TV-personality

Justin Willman Justin Willman (born July 11, 1980) is an American magician, comedian, producer, and television personality. He is the creator and star of '' Magic for Humans'' on Netflix. The third season of Magic for Humans was released on May 15, 2020. He ...

and featured performances from

Katrina Parker Katrina Parker is a pop singer based in Hollywood, Los Angeles. ''The Voice'' Parker was a contestant in the second season of ''The Voice'', and came in at second place on Adam Levine's team. She would have reached the show finals based on vie ...

and Justin Hopkins, contestants on NBC's hit show ''The Voice''. Presenters

Dean Norris Dean Joseph Norris (born April 8, 1963) is an American actor. He is best known for playing DEA agent Hank Schrader on the AMC series '' Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013) and its spin-off ''Better Call Saul'' (2020). He also portrayed town councilm ...

and

Jeffrey Katzenberg Jeffrey Katzenberg (; born December 21, 1950) is an American filmmaker, animator, and media proprietor. He became well known for his tenure as chairman of Walt Disney Studios from 1984 to 1994. After departing Disney, he was a co-founder and CE ...

honored Robert Kyncl, Google/YouTube Head of Content, with the Heart and Humanity Champion Award and actor

Nestor Serrano Nestor Serrano (born November 5, 1955 in The Bronx, New York) is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing Navi Araz in the fourth season of '' 24''. He also appeared as Emilio Loera in the fourth season of the Cinemax se ...

with the Champion Award of Courage and Hope. The event raised over $825,000 in donations.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kyncl, Robert Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Google employees American computer businesspeople State University of New York at New Paltz alumni Pepperdine University alumni American people of Czech descent Czechoslovak emigrants to the United States