Arnold Gosewich (1933 or 1934 – October 20, 2019) was a Canadian literary agent and book publishing consultant, whose earlier business career was as a record industry executive.
Arnold Gosewich was born in Ottawa, Canada, attending Lisgar Collegiate Institute and the High School of Commerce in that city.[1] He later studied commerce at Clarkson University, graduating with an honors degree in Business Administration,[1] and where one of his classmates was fellow Ottawa native Harvey Glatt.
Gosewich was first involved with the Canadian music industry. In 1957, he was a partner, Harvey Glatt, in the establishment of The Treble Clef music store, the first stand-alone music store in that city, which later grew to a chain of stores in Ottawa and area.[2] Gosewich later became the President of Capitol Records of Canada (1969-1976) and subsequently Chairman of CBS Records of Canada, (1977-1982).[1] He later became involved in the book publishing industry, becoming the Chief Operating Officer of Macmillan Canada in 1982,[1] prior to becoming a literary agent and book publishing consultant, as of 1989. Gosewich's initial activities as a literary agent were through the acquisition, with fellow Macmillan publisher Linda McKnight, of the Colbert Agency, in 1989.[3] As of 1993, Gosewich established his own literacy agency.
During his career, Gosewich held a number of governance roles in industry and industry-related associations and organizations. Gosewich was the President of the Canadian Recording Industry Association, now known as Music Canada. He was also a director of the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame and of the Ontario Film Development Corporation[1] His awards included the Canadian Recording Industry Association Hall of Fame Award[1]