Executive Turntable: Ex-UMG UK CEO Lands at Royal Nonprofit, Plus the Country Hall Elects Board
David Joseph, longtime chairman and CEO of Common Tune UK, has been appointed CEO of the Royal People of Arts (RSA), starting in September. Joseph brings over 17 years of management within the song trade, having reworked UMUK into an international power sooner than leaving the biz totally overdue endmost yr. Identified for his collaborative manner, Joseph has additionally championed social have an effect on projects, together with neurodiversity within the place of work via UMG’s “Creative Differences” handbook and society advocacy as chair of the Grenfell Base. He served as govt manufacturer of the Oscar-winning Amy documentary and has produced the acclaimed BRIT Awards. Joseph succeeds Andy Haldane and can supremacy the 271-year-old nonprofit’s world undertaking to force social journey via concepts and motion in training, the humanities, production and trade. “David’s commitment to effecting social change, his compassion and his commitment to nurturing people is exemplary,” mentioned Lloyd Grossman, chair of the RSA. “We are thrilled that David will join us, knowing that he will foster a collaborative and caring culture that speaks to our fellows, partners, staff teams and the wider world.”
Chrysalis Data, a part of the Reservoir crew, bumped up Tina McBye to senior vice chairman of industrial song operations. Based totally in London, she is going to report back to COO Alison Wenham and proceed prominent business song operations around the crew, together with Blue Raincoat Tune, Blue Raincoat Artists and labels like Untouched Atmosphere and Tommy Boy. Since becoming a member of in 2023, Tina has constructed a powerful segment supporting releases, catalog acquisitions and neighboring rights control. With a background at PPL and PRS, she brings deep experience in neighboring rights. “Since [McBye] joined the company, she has made an enormous and transformative contribution to the development of our operations capability,” mentioned Alison Wenham, important running officer, including that she’ll proceed specializing in the Chrysalis roster however will even whisk the supremacy in shaping and overseeing business song operations around the broader Blue Raincoat Workforce.
Rusty Gaston, the CEO of Sony Tune Publishing Nashville, used to be named to the Nation Tune Corridor of Reputation and Museum’s board of officials and trustees. Jody Williams Songs founder Jody Williams used to be reelected as board chair, time alternative re-elected govt officials come with Vince Gill (president), Al Giombetti (evp), David Ross (secretary) and Ernie Williams (treasurer). Ross, Ernie Williams and Jody Williams had been additionally reelected as trustees. Alternative returning trustees come with Mark Bloom, David Conrad, J. William Denny, Rod Essig, Al Giombetti, Ken Levitan and Mary Ann McCready, time returning officials come with Earl Bentz, Sara Finley, Becky Gardenhire, Lon Helton, Clint Higham, Cindy Mabe, Gary Overton, Jim Seabury, Invoice Simmons, Clarence Spalding, Chris Stewart, Troy Tomlinson, Jay Turner, Marcus Whitney and Tim Wipperman. –Jessica Nicholson
NASHVILLE NOTES: PR govt Krista Dykes introduced the podcast reserving and exposure company She Laughs Media. Dykes maximum lately served as senior media members of the family supervisor at PLA Media and served as media members of the family supervisor on the Nation Tune Affiliation from 2015-2023 … Bulky Gadget Label Workforce rented director of virtual advertising and marketing Sarah Bertrand. She spent the endmost 3 years with UMGN, the place she used to be a virtual advertising and marketing supervisor … Ailie Birchfield joined MCA as a publicist, marking a go back to the corporate. She served as director of media advertising and marketing when it used to be referred to as UMGN, previous to a 2021 progress to Untouched York. She additionally runs the Nashville-based PR company The Birchfield Workforce. (Need extra Nashville-centric trade information? Subscribe to Tom Roland’s Nation Replace publication here.)
WMA, an international virtual advertising and marketing and artistic company, appointed Andy Saiker as head of PR, socia and advertising and marketing for the United Kingdom and Europe. Efficient straight away, the Londoner will keep watch the PR and social groups and backup amplify WMA’s world advertising and marketing operations within the area. He brings revel in from Warner Tune, BMG Manufacturing Tune and maximum lately, TikTok, the place as senior partnerships supervisor for the endmost few years he led a hit campaigns like Crew GB x TikTok and StemDrop. “Andy’s deep understanding of music and digital culture makes him an incredible addition to the agency,” mentioned Crystina Cinti, world vice president at WMA.
Sotaro Nishida is now govt officer and senior vice president of audio at Yamaha Company of The usa (YCA), a newly established position during which he’ll supremacy each the shopper {and professional} audio sections, specializing in increasing the corporate’s presence within the U.S. marketplace.Up to now CEO of Yamaha Unified Communications, Nishida brings over two decades of world revel in, together with roles in Europe, Japan and Latin The usa. His management follows YCA’s 2024 integration of unified communications operations. Based totally in Southern California, Nishida is predicted to force expansion within the U.S. marketplace, development on Yamaha’s sturdy presence in reside tone, business and residential audio.
Wiles + Taylor, a Nashville-based leisure industry control company, increased Lizzy Stone and Amy Gellick to account supervisor as a part of 5 inner promotions. Stone, who joined in 2018, is lively in numerous trade organizations and used to be a part of the 2024 ACM LEVel Up Cohort. Gellick, with the company since 2016, serves at the forums of the Girls’s Tune Trade Affiliation and SOLID. Karla Stafford, a 20-year veteran of the company, is now director of economic reporting and compliance, time David Zeigler and David Murray have each been promoted to industry supervisor. Zeigler joined in 2018 and is understood for his hobby for reside song and exit, and Murray, a CPA, has been with W+T since 2016.
Audacy is shutting ailing Pineapple Boulevard Studios, its podcast manufacturing arm, as a part of a broader restructuring attempt, for the purpose of roughly 30 layoffs. Based in 2016 and bought through Audacy (after Entercom) for $18 million in 2019, Pineapple Boulevard used to be identified for generating untouched and better half podcasts for primary streaming platforms, together with Space of the Dragon, Severance and The Endmost of Us. The closure follows previous reviews of a possible sale and the February retirement of co-founder Jenna Weiss-Berman, who has since joined Paper Kite Productions. Audacy will proceed make a selection Pineapple Boulevard initiatives underneath its newly shaped Audacy Podcasts category, together with The Severance Podcast, now produced in collaboration with Purple Presen and Superior Scott.
Zebralution, a virtual song distributor, introduced key management adjustments to aid its world enlargement. William Hallström has been promoted to move of global industry building time proceeding as svp for the United Kingdom, Eire and the Nordics. On this twin position, he’ll fasten world groups with the Berlin headquarters and toughen global operations. Hallström, who reviews to Michael Schick in Berlin, brings revel in from Common Tune and Sony Tune. Moreover, Harry Barrett joins as gross sales and advertising and marketing supervisor UK/Dance Shops, bringing experience from IDOL, time Zhenya Ivanova, previously a playlist essayist at Spotify, turns into gross sales and advertising and marketing supervisor within the U.S., founded in Untouched York. Each Barrett and Ivanov report back to Lisa Riepe, head of gross sales and advertising and marketing.
The California Copyright Convention (CCC) introduced its newly elected officials and board of administrators for the 2025–2026 season. Carolyn Soyars (Disney Tune Workforce) will handover as president, joined through Jonathan Lane, Alexandra Guzman, Sarah Brockman and Janelle Hawkes in key officer roles. Re-elected board individuals come with Kristina Benson, Reggie Calloway, and Cheryl Dickerson. Untouched board individuals are Lily Kline-Koenig, Melanie Santa Rosa, Patrick Smith, and exchange Jack Mangikyan. A number of individuals are proceeding their 2nd phrases. CCC, based in 1953, has over 300 world individuals and gives tutorial occasions and assets on copyright and song trade traits.