More Midem announcements... the chair of the UK's Association Of Independent music has been appointed as the inaugural president of the newly created Worldwide Independent Network, which aims to provide a link between the independent music sectors around the world.
Alison Wenham, already chair of AIM and a Vice President of pan-European indies body IMPALA, was confirmed as the head of the new organisation in Cannes this weekend.
Confirming her appointment, the new trade body said in a statement that Wenham provided "a recognisable face and a global voice to stress [the organisation's] ongoing aims to grow the independents' market share [and to] promote key issues such as market access and cultural policies in all national, regional and international policies".