Who We Are

Board of Directors George Ash  - Universal Music Australia Denis Handlin - Sony Music Entertainment Australia Mark Poston  - EMI Australia Tony Harlow - Warner Music Australia Lindy Morrison - Artist Representative Graeme Connors - Artist Representative Bill Cullen - Manager Representative David Vodicka - Licensor Representative

Management Dan Rosen - Chief Executive Officer Lynne Small - General Manager Jeff Bartlett - Head of General Licensing Linda Courtney - Manager, Distribution Stephen Conway - Manager, Business Technologies  Luke Woods - Communications Manager Rohini Sivakumar - Corporate Counsel -  Commercial Anna Killick - Corporate Counsel -  Enforcement / Litigation

PPCA Board Chairman

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  George Ash

  PPCA Board Chairman

  George Ash became a member of the PPCA Board in August 2003.

  George is also the President, Australasia of Universal Music Australia (UMA), a division of the Universal Music Group.

  Prior to George's current position with Universal Music Australia, he held positions as Managing Director, UMA, Managing Director, Universal Music NZ, Managing Director, MCA Geffen NZ and held key management roles at BMG NZ. George has also held roles in Polygram Manufacturing and in the retail sector.

  George's passion for the music industry began as a musician and has spanned 25 years including holding a variety of roles in key industry bodies within the NZ Industry before relocating to Australia in his current role in 2001.

PPCA Board Members

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  Bill Cullen

  PPCA Board Member

  Bill is the Managing Director of One Louder Entertainment, the management home to Paul Kelly, End Of Fashion,  Sarah Blasko, Kate Miller-Heidke, The Drones and Clare Bowditch.  He has been involved in the music business since leaving school, and did a long stretch working with Grant Thomas Management, working with acts such as Crowded House and The Rockmelons. A five year stint in London followed, where he worked with the legendary Pete Jenner (manager of Pink Floyd, The Clash, Billy Bragg etc.), before going on to co-manage New Zealand act OMC (How Bizarre) who went on to a number one single and gold album in the US. He returned to Australia in 1999, and established One Louder, and has since had gold plus success with Alex Lloyd, George, Amiel, Sarah Blasko, Kate Miller-Heidke, End Of Fashion and Paul Kelly.

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  David Vodicka

  PPCA Licensor Representative & Board Member

  David Vodicka is the owner of Rubber Records and the principal of entertainment law firm Media Arts Lawyers and has had extensive experience with over 15 years practice representing musicians, artists, composers, and recording and publishing entities. He has dealt in all facets of law affecting the creative industries, and has had considerable hands on experience in the music recording and publishing fields as director of independent label Rubber Records and music publisher Rubber Music Publishing. He is a passionate advocate for local music and creative industries and presently is chairman of the board of AIR (the Australian Independent Record labels association), Vice President of WIN (Worldwide Independent Network) and MIFF (Melbourne International Film Festival) and is a current board member of ARIA (Australia Recording Industry Association).

  He believes that the new digital era provides specific challenges for the recording industry and that ensuring that PPCA's members, and in particular the independent record labels,obtain a fair and equitable return for the public performance of their works is paramount.

   

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  Denis Handlin, AM

  PPCA Board Member

  Denis is the Chairman & CEO of Sony Music Entertainment Australia & New Zealand and President, Asia and has led the company for 26 years of his 40 years with the company.  

  Denis has a deep involvement in the music industry. He has served on the committees of several industry associations and has held various positions including Chairman of the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) and of ARIA.  In 2010, Denis was returned as ARIA Chairman.  He held the ARIA Chairman position for 10 consecutive years from 1999 - 2008.

  In May 1996, Denis became the first Australian and the first Sony Music Entertainment executive to be honoured with the CEO Special Recognition Award presented by Sony Corporation’s Chairman and CEO Norio Ohga.

  Denis is the co-founder of the Sony Foundation which was established in 1998 and has raised over $12 million for youth based causes. He is also very proud to be Patron of the Youth off the Streets scholarship program since its inaugural year in 2004. 

  In the Australia Day 2005 Honours List, Denis was made a Member of the Order of Australia receiving “AM” in recognition of his service to the music industry, particularly through the promotion of Australian musicians, to professional organisations in the industry and for the work he has done in the community for charitable organisations.

  In June 2009, Denis received the prestigious APRA Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to the Music Industry.

  Australian artists developed by Denis include; Men at Work, Midnight Oil, Silverchair, Delta, Pete Murray, David Campbell, Human Nature, Guy Sebastian, Kate Miller-Heidke and Jessica Mauboy.

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  Graeme Connors

  PPCA Artist Representative & Board Member

  Since entering the Australian music industry in 1973, Graeme Connors has had considerable experience in song writing, publishing, recording, label management, touring and concert promotion.  He has been a recipient of many notable awards, including 3 ARIA Award Nominations and an ARIA Award win for Best Country Album for "The Road Less Travelled", 14 Golden Guitars from the Tamworth Country Music Festival as well as two APRA Awards in 1986 and 1990.  Graeme was also awarded two PPCA Awards for Most Played Country Artist for the years 1997 and 1998.

  With the exception of a four year term as Professional Manager of Rondor Music, a highlight of which included pitching “You’re The Voice” to Ross Frazer for John Farnham, Graeme has experienced all the trials and triumphs of a working Artist.  His catalogue includes 15 CD’s (1 Platinum and 2 Gold sales status) and 2 DVD’s with his most recent work "Still Walking" released in 2010.

  He believes that PPCA has an increasingly vital role to play for Recording Companies and Artists in the management of and compensation for Recording Copyright in the present and future digital age. 

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  Lindy Morrison BSW MLS

  PPCA Artist Representative & Board Member

  Lindy Morrison has been a member of the PPCA Board, as a representative of registered Australian recording artists, since 1994.

  Lindy toured the world as a drummer, with Zero (78 – 79), The Go-Betweens (80 – 89) and Cleopatra Wong, (1990 – 1993). She presently plays in The Rainy Season.

  Since 1993, Lindy has worked around Australia as the musical director or performer in shows, parades and festivals, and has led drum and music workshops with many diverse and varied community groups. She has been the musical director of the Junction House Band a group of musicians with intellectual disabilities since 1993.

  Lindy has a Bachelor of Social Work and is the part time social worker for Support Act Ltd—the benevolent society for musicians and workers in the music industry. In 2009 she completed her Masters in Legal Studies at UNSW. Lindy has been a passionate advocate for artists’ rights throughout her career, speaking at conferences and seminars on this topic. She teaches Music Business at Sydney Institute Ultimo.

  Lindy can be contacted at lindymorrison@optusnet.com.au or at 0409224720

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  Mark Poston

  PPCA Board Member

  Mark's passion is music - so much so it's likely to be found in his DNA one day. He has worked in music since 1989, in a number of roles from running a record store to working in various roles at labels including Sony and BMG - working with many Australian and International artists and managers. By the time he turned 30 he was Head of Capitol Records at EMI Australia working with artists such as Silverchair, Coldplay, Jet, Keith Urban, Paul Mac, Robbie Williams, The Living End, Kasey Chambers, John Williamson, The Finn Brothers and Gorillaz. In 2005, he was promoted to Director, Global Marketing for EMI based in London. In July 2006, Mark went on to be Director of EMI UK frontline label Angel Music Group/Charisma. In August 2008, he returned to Australia as Chairman and Senior Vice President of Marketing for EMI Australasia, based in Sydney. In December 2009 he was the only music executive to be named in Media Week’s ‘Top 30 Most Influential Media People’ list. Under his tenure EMI has scored consecutive ARIA Albums Of The Year for Empire Of The Sun and for Angus & Julia Stone. He recently appointed award-winning Producer Scott Horscroft to head up the company’s A & R division and after 22 years in North Sydney, moved the company’s H.Q. to the creative hub of Surry Hills. He never wants to become cynical or jaded, and could do with 30 hours in the day instead of the average 24.

PPCA Management

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  Dan Rosen

  PPCA Chief Executive Officer

  Dan Rosen brings with him valuable experience across digital media, law, policy and music. Prior to joining PPCA as CEO, Rosen was based in New York working as Head of Americas for KIT Digital, a NASAQ listed digital media company.  Before leaving for the States, Dan worked as an Advisor to the Minister of Communications, Richard Alston, responsible for broadband and innovation policy after starting his career as a lawyer, specializing in media and technology, with Minter Ellison.

  Rosen has been on both sides of the music business; his band ‘Second Dan’ won Triple J Unearthed in 2003 and has since independently released two albums and toured throughout the US and Australia. He continues to write and produce music.

  Rosen was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to complete his Masters of International Law and Business at New York University. He holds a First Class Honours degree in Law and a Bachelor of Commerce from Monash University in Melbourne.

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