Julie Swidler, who has served as Sony Music Group’s executive vice president and general counsel since 2008, is set to depart from the company at the end of June, Sony announced on Wednesday.

Sony and Swidler referred to the move as “her long-planned departure.” The company didn’t give any details on who would be Swidler’s successor. According to the press release announcing her departure, Swidler will launch “advisory services for creative-focused ventures.”

“Julie has been a vital component of the Sony Music senior management team for many years, and her wisdom, experience and knowledge has been a bedrock of our company’s strategy and growth,” Sony Music Group chairman Rob Stringer said in a statement. “She leaves us with our deepest respect and gratitude. As a friend and colleague, on a personal note, as Julie and I have planned together her departure for a while now, she will be missed at Sony Music but I know that her next working chapter will be equally stimulating and rewarding.”

Before getting the general counsel appointment in 2008, Swidler had served in legal roles at Arista, J Records, RCA and BMG. She started at Polygram.

 “Every great adventure eventually makes room for a new one, and this feels like the right moment for mine,” Swidler said in a statement. “There are few companies in the world like Sony Music that carry this much history and remain this relevant. Being part of that legacy has been a privilege. That journey would not have been the same without Rob Stringer’s leadership, friendship and trust, and I’m grateful for all of it. I’m just as proud of our global Business and Legal Affairs practice and the extraordinary people in it who are truly second to none. We have always been guided by what is fair and right for artists, and that compass never failed us.”

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