Former Apple Music executive moves to LVMH

New York

IAN Rogers, the music executive at Apple who stunned the industry last week with news of his departure, has revealed his new job: chief digital officer at LVMH, whose brands include Louis Vuitton and Moët & Chandon.

Mr Rogers, 43, was in charge of the radio portion of Apple's new streaming service, Apple Music, which includes its online radio station, Beats 1. His departure was a surprise partly because the Apple position seemed to represent the high point of a career in the trenches of music technology.