Roc Nation has named Benny Pough President

Benny Pough has been appointed president of Roc Nation Records, Billboard has confirmed.

Pough has spent the last four years as executive vp at Epic Records. Promoted to that role by former Epic chairman/CEO Antonio “L.A.” Reid, Pough had previously overseen the label’s promotion and marketing strategies as executive vp of urban music. During his Epic tenure, Pough also signed artists Future and Yo Gotti. Read more from Billboard.