Bart Saunt

Bart Saunt is Head of New Business at Universal Music Group and Brands U.S.A. Saunt leads new business initiatives and is responsible for the management of all business development plans and activities at UMGB. Through research and insight based strategies, Saunt identifies core opportunities for prospective brand partnerships. Prior to UMGB, Saunt served as VP of Strategic Marketing and Brand Development at Universal Music Enterprises where he secured successful partnerships with Sonos, Samsung, Gatorade, Philips amongst others. Before his time at UME, Saunt played integral strategic marketing roles at EMI & Virgin Entertainment Group. As a self-proclaimed technology buff, Saunt connected with Nokia Technologies after reading about their forthcoming Ozo VR camera launch and suggested producing a ground-breaking music video with one of the world's most creative artists to demonstrate the camera’s unique capabilities – Nokia agreed.