Ric Pepin
Vice President/General Manager
Compendia Records

Ric Pepin has over twenty years of experience in the music industry, working at both major and independent labels and distribution companies in a variety of executive positions. His twelve-year association with BMG included stints at RCA Records and BMG Distribution and culminated in his role as Vice President and General Manager of country record label BNA; Pepin launched the label in 1991, working with artists such as John Anderson, Lorrie Morgan and Doug Supernaw. Additionally, Pepin was Vice President and General Manager of Unison Music, a division of Word Entertainment/Gaylord, and Senior Vice President and General Manager of Pamplin Music Group where he worked with Natalie Grant, Sierra and Linda McKechnie.

Recently, Pepin was a consultant on the new Joan Osborne album, HOW SWEET IT IS, for Compendia Music Group, directing marketing and promotion activities. Prior to joining the Compendia Music staff, Pepin worked with Southwest Distribution and the Smith Music Group as an A&R consultant.