Board of Directors (as of December 2020)

The current Board of Directors was elected by the General Assembly in May 2019 to serve a three-year term. The Board consists of the following representatives from CISAC’s member societies.

brazil

Marcelo Castello Branco
Chairperson

UBC - Brazil

japan

Michio Asaishi
Vice-Chairperson

JASRAC - Japan

france

Patrick Raude
Vice-Chairperson

SACD - France

Australia

Dean Ormston

APRA - Australasia

Hungary

András Szinger

ARTISJUS - Hungary

United-States

Elizabeth Matthews

ASCAP - USA

Sweden

Fredrik Lomäng

BILDUPPHOVSRÄTT - Sweden

United-States

Mike O'Neill

BMI - USA

Germany

Harald Heker

GEMA - Germany

Korea

Jin Young Hong

KOMCA - Republic of Korea

Netherlands

Jochem Donker

LIRA - Netherlands

 

Algeria

Sami Bencheikh El-Hocine

ONDA - Algeria

UK

Robert Ashcroft

PRS for Music - UK

france

Jean-Noël Tronc

SACEM - France

Mexico

Roberto Cantoral Zucchi

SACM - Mexico

Argentina

Guillermo Ocampo

SADAIC - Argentina

South-Africa

Ditebogo Modiba

SAMRO - South Africa

Italy

Gaetano Blandini

SIAE - Italy

Canada

Eric Baptiste

SOCAN - Canada

Spain

Javier Gutiérrez Vicén

VEGAP - Spain

Composition

The Board is composed of up to 20 directors who are elected for a three-year term and who are collectively representative of all the regions and artistic repertoires within CISAC. The Board is headed by a Chairperson and two Vice-Chairpersons elected by its members, for a period equal to its mandate and renewable for re-election once.

Functions

The second highest statutory executive body of CISAC, the Board acts in the name and interests of CISAC and has the following key responsibilities:

  • Authorising any action or transaction falling within CISAC’s Purposes (authorised remit)
  • Taking any necessary decision as occasion demands
  • Acquiring and disposing of any equipment and real property
  • Creating and developing CIS for the purpose of improving the effective management of copyright
  • Seeking means of achieving solidarity between Societies
  • Appointing technical committees and determining their Internal Rules, objects and duties in accordance with the purposes of CISAC
  • Submitting to each General Assembly an annual Board Report in respect of the immediately preceding Calendar Year
  • Submitting to each General Assembly the Accounts in respect of the immediately preceding Calendar Year
  • Submitting to the General Assembly proposals for the election of the President and the Vice President(s)
  • Requiring any Member or Provisional that has a reciprocal representation contract (“Reciprocal Contract”) with another Member or Provisional to enter data into the relevant CIS subsystem using current CIS standards
  • Examining the possible admittance to CISAC of a Society and advising the General Assembly in relation to such possible admittance
  • Appointing and dismissing the Director General
  • Administering the Income of CISAC; and
  • Authorising expenditure of Additional Voluntary Contributions.

Decision-Making Power

The Board has wide decision-making power but is accountable to the General Assembly.

Frequency of Meetings

The Board generally meets three times a year; under CISAC’s Statutes, it is required to meet at least twice a year.