receive an Order of the British Empire (OBE)<\/a> from the King of England for services to the music industry.<\/p>\n
\nPeter Leathem: Career history<\/h6>\n
Peter Leathem started his career in 1994 at the law firm GSC Solicitors, eventually attaining Partner status.<\/p>\n
At GSC, Leathem was Head of the Intellectual Property Department and dealt primarily with intellectual property law. He remained with GSC until he joined PPL in 2002.<\/p>\n
Leathem\u2019s first role at PPL was as a Director of Legal & Business Affairs and Rights Negotiation.<\/p>\n
Given that PPL is a British music copyright collective, Leathem\u2019s chief duties were dealing with copyright and IP law.<\/p>\n
In 2008, Leathem was promoted to the role of Executive Director, giving him a broader focus at the organization.<\/p>\n
Finally, in 2012, Leathem assumed the role of CEO of PPL.<\/p>\n
Leathem also holds positions at several other organizations related to music copyrights and royalties.<\/p>\n
He has been a Director at the British Copyright Council for over 12 years. He also acts in a directorial role at companies including Video Performance Ltd., National Discography Ltd., SCAPR, and UK Music Ltd. Leathem is the Chairman of the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine and a Board Trustee at the Ivors Academy Trust.<\/p>\n
PPL licenses music to broadcasters, nightclubs, bars, restaurants, and physical retailers. The collective then gathers the money owed from performance royalties and pays it out to recorded music rightsholders.<\/p>\n
It is free to gain membership at PPL and the group represents over 115,000 performers and recording rightsholders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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