Stephen Navin, currently an adviser on music topics to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, has been appointed to the role of Chief Executive at the Music Publishers Association. He will take over at the start of next year.
Confirming his new role, Navin told CMU: "It is amazing how multitudinous are the ways in which music is and may be published. What opportunities, what threats, what responsibilities for publishers and their songwriters and therefore for the MPA. I can't wait".
In case you wondered, and you'd be forgiven for wondering, the MPA is the trade body which represents the interests of music publishers to government, the media, the public and the music industry, and which aims to promote "a better understanding of the value of music and copyright". So, now you know.