Chris Read
Digital Supply Chain Professional
Chris is an accomplished Digital Supply Chain professional with nearly 20 years’ experience. He has spent time working for a wide variety of entertainment and technology heavyweights, including Warner Music Group, Sony DADC, INgrooves and most recently The Orchard. Read’s areas of expertise include metadata, digital asset and media management, strategic operations, as well as digital distribution supporting content owners and digital service providers worldwide. He was also an early participant in helping the music industry adopt and implement DDEX (Digital Data Exchange) standards and has served as a past DDEX Board Member. Read was Co-Chairman of Music Biz’s Digital Supply Chain and Operations Thinktank.