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Hector joined Trebel Music as its first General Counsel, tasked with building the entire legal function from the ground up for an international ad-supported music, video, and podcast streaming platform. He supported the president in closing complex content licensing agreements with major and independent record labels across the globe which are the foundational deals that made the platform viable. He then managed the full infrastructure around those deals including contract management, rights tracking, multi-jurisdictional employment handbooks, compliance, and data privacy. He also managed advertising, content, and privacy compliance across multiple international jurisdictions and led global anti-piracy coordination with trade organizations and NGOs.

At Roc Nation, Hector supervised all business and legal affairs across the record label, distribution, publishing, artist management, and TV and film divisions. He served as lead negotiator on deals involving Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, and the full Roc Nation roster in one of the most demanding and high-profile deal environments in the industry. He also built the rights management SOPs and option-tracking contract lifecycle systems that brought structure and discipline to deal flow across every division.

Hector stepped in at Warner Music Group to run the business affairs department during a critical transition period, covering production, influencer, ad tech, SaaS, merchandising, music licensing, and digital retail agreements. He advised on deal matters and worked directly with the divisional President and CFO — a testament to the trust placed in him at the highest levels of the organization.

At Discovery, Hector handled business affairs for some of the most recognized brands in cable television — HGTV, Food Network, Discovery, TLC, Discovery Kids, Animal Planet, and Turbo across US Hispanic and Latin America. He negotiated large-volume and output deals with all major studios line NBC, BBC, Sony, managed PRO relationships and music clearance operations throughout Latin America, and coordinated tax incentive programs across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.

As VP General Counsel, he was a senior executive at Viacom International Media Networks, Hector covered MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1, Comedy Central, and Paramount across US Hispanic and Latin America. Among his landmark achievements: he structured a new music label vertical for VIMN and closed its distribution deal with a major music company (a first in VIMN's history). He also managed live event production and sponsorship integrations for some of the most iconic properties in the business including Kids Choice Awards, Rock in Rio, World Stage, and MTV Unplugged.

At Universal Music Group, Hector served as Senior Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs and Senior Director for the Codeblack joint venture. He handled US Hispanic and Latin America music affairs alongside original production, theatrical, home video, television, and new media for Codeblack. He drafted, negotiated, and closed deals with high profile talent like Kevin Hart, Mo'Nique, and Steve Harvey. He managed guild claims with SAG, DGA, and WGA, and represented UMG within IFPI (the global body coordinating the recorded music industry's interests worldwide).

Hector spent his time there advising senior management on acquisition agreements, original productions, regulatory matters involving Brazilian tax incentives, and of course music matters across the region. He coordinated transactions and directed the business affairs department covering rights clearances for on air programming. He supported venture partners including Sony Entertainment Television, Buena Vista Television, Warner Bros. Distribution, and HBO Entertainment, and provided legal support across new acquisitions, programming, traffic, quality control, and royalty departments.