DiMA (The Digital Media Affiliation) which represents streaming providers together with Apple Music, Amazon, Pandora, Spotify and YouTube, is recruiting for a brand new President & CEO.

That implies that DiMA’s present President & CEO, Garrett Levin, is exiting the position. The exec introduced his departure in a submit on social media. 

“This summer time, my household and I shall be relocating to Geneva, Switzerland due to my spouse’s job. At the side of that relocation, I shall be concluding my tenure as President and CEO of The Digital Media Affiliation (DiMA),” wrote Levin within the submit saying his departure.

The exec added that he’ll proceed main DiMA by means of his departure because the DiMA Board conducts a seek for his alternative.

Levin joined the group in 2019 and his contract was prolonged for one more three-year time period again in February 2022.

In keeping with the brand new job advert for the President and CEO position, DiMA “seeks a President & CEO to handle all points of DiMA’s advocacy efforts”.

The submit provides: “The President & CEO has government administration accountability for the affairs of the affiliation and performs the duties assigned by the Board of Administrators.”

Previous to DiMA, Levin served as Senior Vice President and Deputy Common Counsel for Mental Property Regulation and Coverage on the Nationwide Affiliation of Broadcasters (NAB).

He additionally served as senior counsel to Senate Judiciary Committee Rating Member Patrick Leahy (D-VT), as a global and home copyright coverage legal professional on the U.S. Patent & Trademark Workplace, and as a litigator in non-public follow.

“I’ve little doubt that the implausible DiMA crew and the devoted representatives of our member firms who made this such a exceptional job for me will permit my successor to take DiMA to even higher heights.”

Garrett Levin

Writing in a submit on LinkedIn, Garrett Levin mentioned: “This summer time, my household and I shall be relocating to Geneva, Switzerland due to my spouse’s job. At the side of that relocation, I shall be concluding my tenure as President and CEO of The Digital Media Affiliation (DiMA). I’ll proceed main DiMA by means of my departure because the DiMA Board conducts a seek for a alternative.

Added Levin: “I’ve been honored to steer this group over the previous four-plus years and am deeply pleased with our many successes throughout that point. We reached a landmark settlement with music publishers and songwriters, continued the vital work of turning the Music Modernization Act into operational actuality, solid stronger relationships between streaming providers and different music stakeholders, and repeatedly informed the story of the very important position that streaming performs in at present’s music trade.

“I’m excited to observe the following chapter of DiMA unfold. I’ve little doubt that the implausible DiMA crew and the devoted representatives of our member firms who made this such a exceptional job for me will permit my successor to take DiMA to even higher heights.”

Levin’s successor as President and CEO at DiMA might want to have a minimal of 10 years’ Authorities Relations/Public Affairs Expertise, particularly in “coping with complicated and high-profile legislative and regulatory issues, ideally inside a company, regulation agency and/or commerce affiliation setting”.

They can even must have “robust political acumen and experience within the political course of on the federal degree” with regulatory work expertise strongly most popular.

Moreover, they might want to have a eager understanding of the problem areas that have an effect on the streaming trade, together with music coverage, know-how coverage, licensing and copyright points.

Different background necessities embody:

● Management Expertise: Excellent supervisor of groups. Demonstrated means to develop technique and implement techniques for each proactive and reactive authorities relations. Monitor file of efficiently constructing, main, coaching, and training groups.

● Stakeholder Administration and Collaboration: Demonstrable expertise partnering with various inner and exterior stakeholders to drive consensus on vital coverage positions and related methods.Music Enterprise Worldwide