Gap Inc. , furthering its efforts to integrate fashion and culture, has added Jody Gerson, chairman and chief executive officer of Universal Music Publishing Group, to its board.

The addition of Gerson raises the size of Gap’s board to 12 members.

Gerson is the first female CEO of a major music publisher and the first woman to chair a global music company. Since joining UMPG in 2015, she has led the signing of such influential artists as Adele, Harry Styles, Kendrick Lamar, SZA and Coldplay, and spearheaded acquisitions of the Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond and Sting catalogues.

She also serves on the boards of the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Ancestry.com, Project Healthy Minds and the National Music Publishers Association, and is a cofounder of the nonpr

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