Chrysalis Records announces Tina McBye as Senior Vice President, Commercial Music Operations

02 July 2025 - Press release

Chrysalis Records, which is part of the Reservoir group of companies, has announced the promotion of Tina McBye to the position of Senior Vice President, Commercial Music Operations.

Based in the company’s London offices Tina will report directly to Alison Wenham, Chief Operating Officer, and  in her new role, which is effective immediately,  Tina will continue to lead commercial music operations for the company across the wider group and all of its divisions including Blue Raincoat Music, Blue Raincoat Artists and associated labels including New State and Tommy Boy .

Tina joined the company  in early 2023 to lead the launch of the commercial music operations team. Since then, she has built a comprehensive department that supports a growing release schedule, catalogue acquisitions and oversees the management of neighbouring rights for the group’s labels under parent company Reservoir.

She has dedicated the majority of her career to date to  neighbouring rights, beginning her tenure at the collective management organisation Public Performance Licensing (PPL) in 2009, where she spent 8 years prior to its joint venture with PRS before transitioning to the organisation’s membership division, making significant contributions to both the international and member services departments. 

Tina McBye said, “During the two years since I first joined the company I have seen our commercial operations develop  into something really special,  and remain committed to driving that growth on behalf of the company. I’m proud to be part of a special team of people who are all pulling in the same direction on behalf of the artists and labels we represent.”

Alison Wenham, Chief Operating Officer at Chrysalis Records said, “In Tina, we identified someone with so much more to offer the industry than just neighbouring rights management. Since she joined the company , she has made an enormous and transformative contribution to the development of our operations capability. In this new role , as well as focusing her efforts  on the Chrysalis Records roster, her remit will also include overseeing  and shaping  our approach to commercial music operations across the wider Blue Raincoat Group  and I consider us very lucky to have her.”