Brian Roberts appointed new Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of ASCAP

The American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) today announced the appointment of music industry veteran Brian Roberts to Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer.

Mr Roberts, who will assume his new position at the end of the month, will report to ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews and will be responsible for the royalty payment system for over 525,000 ASCAP members. He will also oversee ASCAP’s worldwide infrastructure including distribution and repertory, information systems, facilities and the economist’s office.

Roberts was most recently Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Operations at Warner Music Group.

Read the full story on the ASCAP website.