Sweetwater Appoints Gidney as SVP, General Counsel

Sweetwater Sound, Inc., the world’s leading eCommerce provider of pro audio gear and music instruments, has announced that Candice Gidney, with approximately two decades of legal experience, has joined Sweetwater as Senior Vice President and General Counsel. Gidney will be Sweetwater’s first General Counsel leading the company’s legal, compliance and risk management functions.

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

Gidney will join Sweetwater’s executive team as it continues to provide world-class experiences to customers, to further build a company with a unique and caring culture, and to pursue opportunities to scale for long-term success.

“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, Inc., as well as various other General Counsel and senior positions for industry leading high profile publicly traded consumer products companies and film and television production and distribution companies and record labels and such as Popeyes®, Fuse Science, The Weinstein Company, Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., Sony Pictures TV, and Warner Brothers.

Gidney is admitted to practice in New York and Florida and earned her B.A. at Brandeis University and J.D. at New York Law School. Along with her many accolades and various speaking engagements, Gidney currently serves on the Association of Corporate Counsel, IT, Privacy & eCommerce Network as the Digital Marketing Committee Chairperson, the University of Miami Citizens Board, Mrs. Betty G. Reader Scholarship Fund Board, CAJE Early Childhood Education & Engagement Committee, PJ Library Committee – Miami Division Board and is a Miami Childrens Museum Playmaker.