27th Nov 2019 15:42
(Alliance News) - Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd said Wednesday it hired Sylvia Coleman as non-executive director of the music catalogues investment firm with immediate effect.
Coleman has previously served as senior vice president of legal & business affairs at EMI Music, having served in a similar role at Sony Music. Earlier in 2019, she co-founded boutique urban music intellectual property rights firm BPureSounds.
She was non-executive director of gambling firm Bwin.party Digital Entertainment PLC until is acquisition by GVC in 2016.
"I am delighted to welcome Sylvia to our board," Hipgnosis founder Merck Mercuriadis said. "She has had incredible experience in her career innovating on behalf of both rights owners and artists and I am certain her contributions will be very meaningful to the continued success of Hipgnosis."
Shares in Hipgnosis were 0.2% lower at 108.24 pence in London on Wednesday.
By Ahren Lester; [email protected]
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