peermusic appoints Elizabeth Rodda as President, Latin America and Global Society Relations

07 August 2023 - Press release

peermusic, the world’s largest global independent music publishing and neighbouring rights company with 38 offices in 31 countries, has appointed Elizabeth Rodda as President, Latin America and Global Society Relations, as announced today by CEO Mary Megan Peer, to whom Rodda reports. Elizabeth Rodda brings twenty years of experience working in music publishing and global collection societies and most recently served as ASCAP’s Senior Vice President of International Affairs. Rodda will be based out of peermusic’s Miami office. 

In her new role, Elizabeth Rodda will be responsible for overseeing peermusic’s Latin initiatives and repertoire across South America, Mexico and Central America. In the region, peermusic has local offices and staff in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela, and additionally administers the territories of Belize, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay and Uruguay. Rodda will work with local peermusic Managing Directors to sign new songwriters, producers, and music publishing catalogues and will oversee digital and synchronization activity throughout the region. Oversight of peermusic’s US Latin and Puerto Rican markets will continue to be under the purview of Kathy Spanberger, President & Chief Operating Officer, peermusic Anglo American Region. 

In addition to her role overseeing Latin America, Rodda will be a key representative for the company in its global society relationships, working directly with CMOs and local offices around the world to increase registrations and collections. 

In her prior role as Senior Vice President of ASCAP’s International Affairs team, Elizabeth Rodda worked to drive revenue-generating activities for ASCAP’s repertory outside the U.S., focusing on building and maintaining relationships with other CMO’s around the globe. Prior to that, Elizabeth Rodda served as Director of International Affairs and as Regional Relationship Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean for ASCAP. Prior to her ten years at ASCAP, Elizabeth Rodda held music publishing and licensing positions with Planet Records and Caribe Sound and Music Publishing and also worked as an independent consultant. She holds a B.A. in Marketing & International Business from Florida International University and is a classically trained pianist. 

Mary Megan Peer commented: “Liz has a deep understanding of the complexity of the global rights ecosystem and a passion for advocating for songwriters. Her strong relationships with key stakeholders within the Latin America region will be invaluable as she works to optimizing revenue growth in the region and rights flow for all peermusic songwriters. I’m confident that Liz will be a driving force both in the continued development of our Latin America operations and as a representative of peermusic to collections societies around the world.” 

Elizabeth Rodda added: “It’s an absolute honor to be invited to join the team at peermusic. Peermusic is well-regarded in the industry as an outstanding music publisher with an impressive international footprint  which conducts business with the highest level of integrity. The company has a rich history of promoting songs of cultural importance, being devoted to their music creators, and helping music creators reach the next step in their career trajectory. 

I look forward to further build upon peermusic’s remarkable legacy across Latin America, to represent the interests of peermusic writers through the company’s close relationships with CMOs around the globe, and to work with the rest of peermusic’s team to navigate new opportunities, strengthen new partnerships and, ultimately, deliver even more value to our songwriter clients. I’m incredibly thankful to Mary Megan, Ralph Peer II [Executive Chair of peermusic], and the peermusic team for this opportunity.” 

With a 95+ year history, peermusic is widely considered the first music publishing company to travel across geographical borders publishing the important works of Latin music composers such as Consuelo Velazquez (“Besame Mucho” in 1941), Agustin Lara (“Solamente Una Vez” in 1941), Perez Prado (“Mambo #5” in 1945), Jose Alfredo Jimenez (“Sin Nos Dejan” in 1968), and Beny Moré (“Como Fue” in 1952). peermusic further brought this rich musical culture to the world by building a creative team and a fortress for Latin songwriters, where Latin songs would be nurtured, understood, and protected. Peermusic’s vision was to see Latin music not just as a genre, but as a whole industry, which was unprecedented in its time and is an ethos which continues to this day. Latin songwriters know peermusic’s important contributions to Latin music and it’s no surprise that the peermusic team remains on a mission to advocate for Latin music creators.