Peter Leathem, PPL CEO, awarded OBE in New Year Honours List
30 December 2022 - Press releaseLeathem has been a director of PPL since 2006 and was appointed to the role of CEO in 2012. He is a director of PPL PRS Ltd, the public performance licensing joint venture company with PRS for Music, which he played a key role in creating during his time as PPL CEO, after PPL and PRS had for 80 years separately licensed public premises playing music. He is also CEO of VPL (the music video licensing company) and a director of UK Music (the music industry trade body).
Leathem said, "To be awarded an OBE for services to music is an enormous honour. I am so proud to lead PPL, which plays such an important role for the 165,000 performers and recording rightsholders that we pay each year, as well as supporting talent development, artist welfare and music education via the funding of many organisations and initiatives. Music brings so much to the UK culturally and economically, with the UK punching above its weight on the world stage. However, I am acutely conscious that for many of our incredibly talented performers it can be a tough existence. So I am delighted that PPL is able to provide the support that it does, and I have been very pleased to be able to support charities that also do great work, such as BAPAM (the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine), the healthcare charity for performers, actors and dancers, of which I am the Chair."
In addition to being Chair of BAPAM, he led PPL's initiatives, particularly through the COVID pandemic to support broad sections of the UK music industry, with PPL providing significant financial contributions to the hardship funds administered by AIM, the BPI, Help Musicians, the Music Managers Forum, the Musicians' Union, and Stagehand. PPL has also made significant financial contributions to Music Minds Matter, the mental health support line and service for the UK music community and the PRS Foundation for the PPL Momentum Fund, International Showcase Fund and Talent Development Partners.
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Jamie Njoku-Goodwin, Chief Executive, UK Music said:
“Peter thoroughly deserves this honour for his tireless work in standing up for music rights, pioneering new developments and championing collaboration, leading the way for record-breaking revenues for music creators and companies through PPL.
He has also shown outstanding leadership by supporting diverse future talent at PPL and as Chair of the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine, he has ensured the power of music plays a key role in health and wellbeing outcomes.”
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