Suzanne Hughes appointed Chief People and Transformation Officer of PRS for Music
Suzanne will take up the position on 4 May 2020
PRS for Music announced today that Suzanne Hughes has been appointed Chief People and Transformation Officer and will take up the position on 4 May.
Suzanne started her career working for a HR software company before joining professional services company, Accenture, as a Management Consultant. During her time with Accenture, she worked on global system implementations and specialised in leading key change management programmes.
In 2004, Suzanne joined banking giant Santander where she oversaw multiple business transformation programmes, holding several senior HR roles, most recently as HR Chief Operating Officer.
Having worked on change programmes across Finance and Human Resources with a strong interest in employee engagement, values, wellbeing and health, Suzanne will now lead PRS for Music’s Transformation and HR departments.
Suzanne will continue to champion PRS for Music’s existing internal employee forums including Celebrating Our Differences, focussing on diversity and inclusion, as well as initiatives that support wellness and mental health in staff. The organisation runs volunteer and support programmes through its PRS for the Community scheme and is currently examining ways to lessen its environmental impact by becoming a greener business.
I am delighted to be joining PRS for Music under the leadership of CEO, Andrea C. Martin. This is an exciting time of change and I’m very much looking forward to working with teams across the business to ensure we deliver excellent support to our members.
One of our main focuses at PRS for Music is to continue building a people-centric business alongside improving our core services. With her wealth of experience, Suzanne will be an invaluable asset to the company, driving our internal strategic imperatives forward and helping to develop a high performing, engaged team as we look to the future.
About PRS for Music
Here for music since 1914, PRS for Music is a world-leading music collective management organisation representing the rights of more than 175,000 talented songwriters, composers and music publishers. Redefining the global standard for music royalties, PRS for Music ensures songwriters and composers are paid whenever their musical compositions and songs are streamed, downloaded, broadcast, performed and played in public.
For 110 years it has grown and protected the rights of the music creator community, paying out royalties with more accuracy, transparency and speed. In 2023, PRS for Music paid out £943.6m in royalties and collected a record £1.08 billion in revenues. prsformusic.com
