Musical Chairs -- Week 16 2021

CANADA

Margaret McGuffin has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer of Music Publishers Canada. She has been Executive Director of the Toronto-based music publishers' association since May 2016.

EUROPE

Maria Martin-Prat has been appointed as a new Deputy Director-General at the European Commission's DG Trade. He brief includes Asia (I), Services and Digital Trade, Investment and Intellectual Property. Prior to that, she was Head of the Copyright Unit in the European Commission Communications, Networks, Content and Technology Directorate General. Her responsibilities covered the development and enforcement of the EU rules in the area of copyright as well as international negotiations at the World Intellectual Property Organisation.

UNITED KINGDOM

Brooke Salisbury has been promoted from Marketing Director to General Manager of ADA UK, the independent distribution and services division of Warner Music Group. Based in London, she reports to Howard Corner, Managing Director, ADA UK. 

British music publisher and composer agency Manners McDade has promoted Sarah Winn as Chief Financial Officer. She was Finance Manager since 2015, and reports to the company's co-founder Catherine Manners.

The Napster Group has appointed Emmy Lovell as Chief Strategy Officer. Based in London, she reports to CEO Anthony Matchett. Her role is to drive the strategic direction and growth of the company. The Napster Group was created after MelodyVR acquired in 2020 streaming platform Napster. Lovell was previously EVP of Warner Music Group's WEA Europe.

CHINA

Zhu “Ross” Liang has been appointed as the new CEO ofTencent Music Entertainment Group, replacing Cussion Kar Shun Pang who becomes Executive Chairman of the company’s board of directors. Liang will look after the day-to-day operations of Tencents's various platforms: QQ Music, Kugou Music, Kuwo Music, karaoke service WeSing and long-form audio business. TME announced that current Chairman of the board, Tong Tao Sang, will resign from his position as well as Chairman of the compensation committee. James Gordon Mitchell has been appointed chairman of the board’s compensation committee.

SOUTH AFRICA

Dharamraj Sewraj, who worked for almost three decades at Universal Music South Africa, has died at the age of 58 from diabetes-related complications. He relentless fought against music piracy, in particular piracy affecting Indian music.

NIGERIA

The Musical Copyright Society Nigeria (MCSN) has appointed entrepreneur and investor Matthew Ohio as a board director, alongside veteran songwriters and artists SunnyNeji and Asha Fapohunda.