BMG Rights Management stays busy. After announcing their new head of the legal department the Bertelsmann music company is waisting no time in putting into action plans for their European expansion. Managing Director Hartwig Masuch has hired Tony Moss to lead BMG RM in the UK. The former General Manager of Ministry of Sound Publishing will be responsible for Ireland as well. From his office in London Moss will report directly to Masuch.
Prior to working for MoS Moss held positions at UK royalty collection society MCPS-PRS (now PRS for Music). Before joining BMG he worked as freelance publisher, working closely with Modest Management.
“Tony is a person with tremendous vision, drive and passion and this appointment will give him the opportunity to make great contributions to the growth and development of the BMG Right Management business in UK and Ireland”, Masuch said in a prepared statement. “We will also benefit from his extensive knowledge of the UK market place which is at the forefront of change in the music industry landscape.”
Masuch had previously said that he wants BMG RM to expand its Berlin HQ team to 20 people in two years. An additional 10 colleagues will be working in satellite offices in France, the UK, Spain and the Benelux countries. By 2012 Masuch expects the company to grow into a team of up to 60 employees.
