A vote by global trade body the International Confederation of Music Publisher’s (ICMP) membership has:
• Approved expansion of the Board from 16 to 18 Directors. The Board maintains its 50/50 composition of Major and Independent music company Execs and now has Directors from 12 national trade associations from 4 continents worldwide. Matthew Capper (AMPAL Chair and Managing Director of Warner Chappell Music Australia has been appointed to the ICMP Board, with Ian James (Mushroom Music) as alternate director.
• Approved a strategic restructure of the organisation which includes establishing four ICMP Global Regional Groups - Europe; North America; Latin America; AAAA (Australasia, Asia, Africa). These will gather the ICMP Executive, senior company reps and heads of ICMP’s 64 national trade association members in each region, thereby evolving to best tackle issues for today’s industry.
ICMP Board Chairman Chris Butler stated: “Following the revision to ICMP’s bylaws the expansion of our Board is now complete with the addition of Matthew Capper (AMPAL) and Antal Boronkay (Hungarian MPA). I am delighted to welcome such experienced and accomplished music publishers to the ICMP Board and look forward to their contribution in the months and years ahead.”
ICMP Director General John Phelan commented: “Congratulations to two outstanding executives in Matthew Capper and Antal Boronkay. As representatives of the Australasian and Hungarian music industries, from a Major in Warner Chappell Music and Indie in Editio Musica Budapest, they exemplify ICMP as a global trade body. With our work ongoing on 6 continents, we’re keen for their contributions to our daily mission: growing the value of music while defending the rights of our member companies and creator partners. Similarly, approval of the restructure plan will enable us to deliver ever better for our members worldwide.”
Matthew Capper (Managing Director Warner Chappell Music Australia, Chairman Australasian Music Publishers' Association Limited (AMPAL), newly appointed ICMP Board Director) stated: “ICMP’s global role is incredibly important to our industry. The boundaries of our markets continue to blur, and we all face the same challenges in demanding respect for our rights. With the support of Ian James (Mushroom Music), I’m looking forward to working with Chris Butler and the ICMP Board, John Phelan and the ICMP team to support the interests of the worldwide music publishing community as AMPAL’s representative.”
Antal Boronkay (Director, Hungarian Music Publishers’ Association, newly appointed ICMP Board Director) said: “In my new post I look forward to leading implementation of the latest copyright related and digital industry goals in Europe. I have been working in ICMP since 2005 when I was appointed MD of Editio Musica Budapest, a Universal company, and have been a proud member of ICMP’s Classical Bureau for 10 years. I’m looking forward to continuing to drive positive change for the music industry via ICMP.”
