Richard King appointed Chair of the MPA
The Music Publishers Association (MPA), the UK’s music publishers’ trade association, has appointed Richard King, Chief Executive of Faber Music, as its chair. The board of directors’ vote grants him a three-year term. He is due to take up his post on 22 October, succeeding Paulette Long OBE, who remains on the board. The appointment is by no means a surprise, as Richard… King has been at the helm of Faber Music since 1999 and has served on the MPA’s board for many years: he was the association’s director between 2002 and 2019, and has been a board member again since 2022. He has also held long-standing positions at PRS, the PRS Foundation and PML. The sector clearly favours candidates who already understand how things work from the inside. At…