Gold Typhoon
Gold Typhoon Group is a Chinese entertainment company founded in Hong Kong as Gold Label in 2004 with the support of EMI. It acquired EMI Music Taiwan / EMI Music China (Typhoon Records) in 2008 to adopt its current name. On 1 January 2011, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Global Management Asia (PGMA) under the leadership of Chairman Louis Pong. The company was acquired by Warner Music Group in April 2014.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music, Artist management |
| Founded | 2004 (Gold Label Entertainment) 2008 (Gold Typhoon Entertainment) |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Greater China |
Key people | Chiara Scaglia, Group CEO, CEO (China) Desmond Lee, Group COO, CEO (Hong Kong) Tony Hwang, General Manager (Taiwan) |
Number of employees | 150+ |
| Parent | Warner Music Group |
| Subsidiaries | Gold Typhoon Pictures Ltd Gold Typhoon Music Co.Ltd Gold Typhoon Beijing Ltd Famous Star Entertainment Berhad |
| Website | Gold Typhoon official website |
Gold Typhoon represents many Chinese and international artists, and has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Taipei and Hong Kong. In 2004, former Go East Entertainment CEO Paco Wong decided to not work with the parent company of Go East, Universal Group Hong Kong, but to instead work for EMI Hong Kong as they promised to launch a new label. Paco Wong was to have total control of the new label which became Gold Label Entertainment.