Arnold Gosewich

Arnold Gosewich ( – October 20, 2019) was a Canadian literary agent and book publishing consultant, whose earlier business career was as a record industry executive.

History

Arnold Gosewich was born in Ottawa, Canada, attended Lisgar Collegiate Institute and the High School of Commerce in that city. Gosewich later became the President of Capitol Records of Canada (1969-1976) and subsequently Chairman of CBS Records of Canada, (1977-1982). He became involved in the book publishing industry, becoming the Chief Operating Officer of Macmillan Canada in 1982, As of 1993, Gosewich established his own literacy agency.

During his career, Gosewich held a number of governance roles in the industry and industry-related associations and organizations. Gosewich was the President of the Canadian Recording Industry Association, now known as Music Canada. He was also a director of the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame and of the Ontario Film Development Corporation His awards included the Canadian Recording Industry Association Hall of Fame Award