UTA Expands Communications Team With the Addition of Gabe Tesoriero and Kate Cafaro

Tesoriero to Lead Communications for UTA’s Global Music Division

Cafaro to Lead Communications for UTA’s Film & Television Division

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading global talent, entertainment, sports, and advisory company United Talent Agency (UTA) today announced an expansion to the company’s communications department with the addition of Gabe Tesoriero and Kate Cafaro. Based in New York and Los Angeles, respectively, Tesoriero and Cafaro will both serve as Vice President of Corporate Communications, with Tesoriero leading communications for UTA’s global Music division and Cafaro heading up communications for the agency’s Filmed Entertainment division. Both will report to Cassandra Bujarski, who joined the agency in February as Chief Communications Officer, and to Senior Vice President, Claudia Russo. The appointments come at a time of momentum for UTA and are part of its strategy to create a best-in-class corporate communications function.

Previously, Tesoriero served as EVP of Media & Brand Strategy for Def Jam Recordings/Universal Music Group and spent over ten years overseeing the company’s communications practice. Throughout his career, he has executed strategic media campaigns for the biggest names in music, including Kanye West, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Frank Ocean, Pusha T, Big Sean, Jhené Aiko, Jeezy, Nas, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, The Roots and many others. Last year, Tesoriero launched his own company Screaming Target, where he managed a diverse, highly-curated roster of clients, including legendary rap duo Clipse, Alamo Records/Santa Anna Records and their artists Rod Wave and Bossman Dlow, PartyNextDoor via Drake’s OVO Sound, the Wu-Tang Clan’s ‘Wu-Tang Forever’ tour, and veteran rock band Phish, who garnered a Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame nomination this year. He began his career working with clients Roc-A-Fella Records, VP Records and more.

Cafaro comes to UTA from Amazon MGM Studios, where she helped lead corporate and executive communications. Previously, she worked at ICM Partners, overseeing enterprise communications and handling social impact, political, and inclusion communications as well as its business and trade media relations. Earlier, she worked for CBS Media Ventures, managing communications for multiple Emmy-nominated syndicated series. She began her career at Warner Records.

Helmed by CEO David Kramer, UTA is a premier global talent agency. Founded over three decades ago on the idea that representation could be done differently, UTA has built a reputation for its best-in-class, client-first approach—one that is innovative, collaborative, and deeply customized. The agency represents the most celebrated talent and brands across entertainment, sports, creators and culture, from iconic legends to next-generation talent. UTA’s success in film and television laid the foundation for a diversified dynamic business with integrated capabilities that span film and T.V., music, creators, sports, brands, news, publishing, speakers, theater, and more. Based in Los Angeles with offices across the U.S., London, and Munich, UTA is united across every business. The agency represents a client roster and cultural footprint as diverse and dynamic as the audiences it serves. United together, across every business line, for every client.