28 June 2007
For immediate release
PRS AGM 2007
The Annual General Meeting of the Performing Right Society (PRS) took place today Thursday 28 June at the PRS offices in Berners Street, London.
As well as the usual business, the following members were elected as directors after a postal ballot:
Writers
Peter Callander
David Ferguson
Guy Fletcher, OBE
Nicky Graham
Edward Gregson
Mick Leeson
Steve Levine
Mitch Murray
Publishers
William Booth, Managing Director, EMI Music Publishing Ltd
Nigel Elderton, European Vice President, peermusic (UK) Ltd
Richard King, Chief Executive, Faber Music Ltd
PRS members heard from Chairman Ellis Rich and Chief Executive Steve Porter, on the latest on the big issues affecting their royalties and PRS’ plans for the future.
View PRS Chairman Ellis Rich's AGM speech
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NOTES FOR EDITORS:
PRS, The Performing Right Society, licenses the public performance of music on behalf of its 44,000 composer, songwriter and music publisher members and pays royalties to them according to the usage of their works. PRS works in an operational alliance with MCPS – the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (the MCPS-PRS Alliance) - creating a future for music. www.prs.co.uk