London - Major record label EMI announced on Wednesday that it has named former Google (NASD: GOOG) chief information officer Douglas Merrill to lead its digital music business. Merrill will oversee EMI's digital strategy, innovation, business development, supply chain and global technology activities. Prior to joining Google in 2003, Merrill was a SVP at Charles Schwab, and before that worked stints at Price Waterhouse and the RAND Corporation.

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