Cinq Music Group has hired Fotemah “Tmah” Mba as head of A&R for U.S. Urban/R&B, it was announced Wednesday (March 25) by Cinq Music president and co-founder Barry Daffurn.

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Mba met Daffurn while working with Cinq and Rhythm Nation on the release of last year’s Janet Jackson song and music video “Made For Now.” He previously worked at Akon’s Atlanta-based label Konvict Muzik, which he helped build alongside the Senegalese-American singer.

In a statement, Mba said he wants “to diversify Cinq beyond hip-hop, rap and Latin. I’m looking to grow Cinq’s business in branding, and catalog acquisitions, with a continued focus on international expansion.”

At Konvict, Mba discovered and/or developed artists including T-Pain, Kardinal Offishall, Kat DeLuna, Red Cafe, Dolla, Verse Simmonds, Algee Smith, Chosen Jacobs, Jarvis, Sean Garrett and Johnta Austin. He currently runs the nonprofit JUMP Africa and serves on the board of Books for Africa.