PRS Foundation has announced that Jane Dyball has been appointed Chair of their Board of Trustees.
Jane — a previous winner of Music Week’s Women in Music Awards’ Outstanding Contribution award, as well as an Ivors Academy Gold Badge and an MPA Gold Badge — was formerly CEO of the Music Publishers Association (MPA) Group. This followed on from over a decade running Legal & Business Affairs internationally at major publisher Warner Chappell Music, where she was additionally responsible for international digital strategy, developing markets and public policy.
Jane is also a co-founder of Primadonna Festival, a Trustee of Suffolk Artlink, serves as a mentor for such tech music incubators as Abbey Road Red, and a founding Advisory Board member for Music Tech UK. She also runs Laffittes Ltd, a business transformation consultancy, and takes up her new role as PRS Foundation Chair following the end of her term as Co-Chair of Attitude is Everything.
Speaking about her appointment, Jane said: ‘I’m really excited to be taking on this role in this, the 25th anniversary year of the PRS Foundation. When PRS Foundation was established in 2000 I was a board member of PRS for Music representing a major publisher, and somewhat sceptical about the need for a talent development agency when the industry is full of excellent A&R teams. But the industry has moved on and, in a world where an act with 100,000 streams is just scratching the surface, PRS Foundation has built a 25-year proven track record in facilitating the development of new talent.
‘As an occasional music booker myself I have come to rely on PRS Foundation as a North star in finding and platforming great music in my own little way. Thanks are due to Interim Chair Susannah Simons, and I’m particularly looking forward to working with the PRS Foundation team, led by the passionate and impressive Joe Frankland.’
Joe Frankland, CEO of PRS Foundation, added: ‘I am excited to welcome Jane Dyball as PRS Foundation’s Chair. Jane’s contribution to the UK and global music industry has been huge. She is fully deserving of the recognition and respect she has garnered and brings to our organisation a deep understanding of the complex barriers facing music creators from all backgrounds, combined with a passion for getting things done!
‘She joins an incredibly knowledgeable Board of Trustees at an exciting time for the organisation as we celebrate the impact of 25 years investing in exceptional new music and supporting music creator careers. I am looking forward to working with Jane while we shape the future of a music sector which places the needs of the music creator community front and centre for the benefit of all.
‘I’d also like to thank Susannah Simons who has been an incredible Interim Chair. The Board and team are incredibly grateful for her expertise, time and collaborative approach to leading the Board and working with myself and the wider team.’
PRS Foundation has also confirmed today (7 February) that Brahim Ait Ben Larbi (Principal Legal Counsel, Apple), Jonathan Jackson (COO/CFO, Plimsoll Productions Ltd) and Grace Goodwin (Founder, GENIE - Gender Equality Networks in Europe) have all been elected as Trustees to PRS Foundation’s Board after several Trustees completed their terms.
Joe added: ‘It is fantastic to have elected at our last Board meeting three new Trustees to our Board, each bringing invaluable experience and knowledge as we look to the future.’
You can find out more about PRS Foundation’s Board Members by heading here.
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