Canadian Musician - January/February 2019 | Page 13

Helen Murphy Named New CEO of Ole Music publishing, production, and global rights management company ole has announced the appointment of entertainment industry veteran Helen Murphy to succeed Robert Ott as its CEO. In May 2018, Ott sold his stake in the Toronto-based company to founding equity partner Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Ontario Teachers). He will continue to serve as an advisor to Murphy and ole’s board of directors. Murphy is the founder and president of International Media Services, which provides strategic and financial advisory services to clients in the global media and entertainment industries. She also previously served as EVP and CFO for Warner Music Group. “I am passionate about music and very excited that the music industry has returned to growth around the world,” says Murphy. “Given the ever-increasing ways people have to consume music, I believe we have an incredible opportunity at ole to continue to create value for our songwriters, our artists, and our global production music and intellectual property business partners.” For more information, contact ole: 888-491-5659, [email protected], www.majorlyindie.com. Caroline Rioux Steps Down as CMRRA President Caroline Rioux is stepping down as president of the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA) but is remaining as a CAROLINE RIOUX strategic adviser to serve both CMRRA and her successor. The search for a successor is underway. Rioux served the CMRRA for more than 20 years in a variety of roles prior to being named president in 2013. “CMRRA has entered into an exciting new chapter, both as a result of its ac- quisition by SoundExchange/SXWorks and the important changes that are taking place in rights administration in Canada and internationally,” says Ri- oux. “There will always be more work to do and fights to be won to ensure the prosperity of our music publish- er clients. I look forward to helping CMRRA enter this next chapter of its growth.” In related news, CMRRA’s VP of Legal and Business Affairs, Veroni- ca Syrtash, has been promoted to senior VP of business affairs and corporate development. In her new role, Syrtash will oversee all external facing functions including publisher relations, licensee relations, corporate legal affairs, enforcement, as well as all rate-setting negotiations and tariff proceedings. For more information, contact the CMRRA: 416-926-1966, www.cmrra.ca. W W W. C A N A D I A N M U S I C I A N . CO M C A N A D I A N M U S I C I A N • 13