Sweetwater Names Gidney SVP, General Counsel

Sweetwater has hired Candice Gidney as the company’s senior vice president and general counsel. Gidney has approximately two decades of legal experience and will be the company’s first general counsel, leading its legal, compliance and risk management functions.

“We are thrilled to have Candice join our team,” said John Hopkins, Sweetwater CEO. “We’re especially excited about her experience, expertise and proven leadership, and are confident she will be a valuable asset.”

“I am excited to join the Sweetwater family and have the opportunity to lead its legal department,” Gidney said. “I look forward to working with John Hopkins and the rest of the executive team to support the company’s continued success and commitment to make musical dreams come true.”

Prior to joining Sweetwater, Gidney served as chief legal officer, vice president and secretary of Arteza. She also served in various other general counsel and senior positions for high-profile, publicly-traded consumer products companies and film and television production and distribution companies, such as Popeyes, Fuse Science, The Weinstein Company, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Pictures TV and Warner Brothers.

Gidney is admitted to practice law in New York and Florida and earned her B.A. at Brandeis University and J.D. at New York Law School.

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