FUGA, the B2B distributor and a division of Downtown Music, has appointed Dorothée Imhoff as its new Chief Business Officer, Liz Northeast as SVP EMEA and Sven Zeevalk as International Head of Operations.
Now primarily based in Paris, Imhoff joins FUGA’s government group as Chief Business Officer and shall be accountable for the distributor’s world industrial technique.
Imhoff joined FUGA in 2014 as a enterprise growth guide and the distributor’s first UK rent.
Over the following eight and a half years, Imhoff was instantly accountable for the reshaping of FUGA’s UK consumer base, tremendously increasing the corporate’s presence from throughout the UK and into the entire of Europe, together with the acquisition of high-performing purchasers reminiscent of Beggars Group and YEAR0001. In 2021, Imhoff turned SVP, EMEA.
Entering into the function of SVP EMEA is Liz Northeast, FUGA’s former Normal Supervisor, UK.
Based mostly out of the corporate’s London workplace, Northeast’s new function will see her accountable for FUGA’s industrial technique and enterprise throughout the wider UK and EMEA markets. Northeast’s US counterpart, Sarah Landy, joined the distributor as SVP, Americas in August 2022.
Northeast joined FUGA as Consumer Relations Director in 2021, following senior roles at The Orchard and AWAL.
Progressing inside a yr to turn out to be FUGA’s Normal Supervisor, UK, Northeast, in line with Downtown, has been “basic” in establishing varied company-wide initiatives and buying purchasers, together with Marathon Music Group and One Little Unbiased; in addition to her pivotal function in FUGA’s meteoric development of UK employees within the final 2 years, which has now tripled in dimension.
Additionally introduced in his new function as International Head of Operations is FUGA’s former Regional Head of Operations, EMEA Sven Zeevalk. Based mostly in FUGA’s Amsterdam workplace, Zeevalk’s new function will see him accountable for the corporate’s world operations, together with overseeing the regional heads of APAC, EMEA and Americas in addition to all consumer integrations and the worldwide assist group.
In his new capability, Zeevalk will report back to FUGA’s COO, Darren Owen. Zeevalk joined FUGA in 2017 as Content material Supervisor, progressing by means of to Head of Consumer Help and Regional Head of Operations EMEA in 2022.
Erica De Marchi shall be taking over the function of Regional Head of Operations for EMEA following Zeevalk’s promotion; De Marchi shall be primarily based out of FUGA’s Milan workplace.
“It’s a privilege to be shifting into the function of CCO – working carefully with our new President, Christiaan Kröner.”
Dorothée Imhoff, CCO
Dorothée Imhoff, CCO of FUGA mentioned: “It’s a privilege to be shifting into the function of CCO – working carefully with our new President, Christiaan Kröner – and I sit up for persevering with in Dave’s footsteps, making certain that we stay the grounded, personable, close-to-our-clients wants’ group that I’ve been proud to be part of since 2014.
“I additionally sit up for persevering with to work alongside Liz Northeast in her new function as SVP EMEA. I’ve little doubt she is going to lead EMEA’s enterprise operations with integrity and keenness.”
“I sit up for working extra carefully with Dorothée in her elevated function as CCO and with FUGA’s EMEA groups to develop and develop our attain throughout the area.”
Liz Northeast, FUGA
Liz Northeast, SVP EMEA of FUGA mentioned: “It’s an honor to be shifting into the SVP, EMEA function at FUGA, a corporation whose core mission to empower impartial labels and music corporations with forward-thinking companies totally aligns with my very own ardour and advocacy for the impartial neighborhood.
“I sit up for working extra carefully with Dorothée in her elevated function as CCO and with FUGA’s EMEA groups to develop and develop our attain throughout the area.”
“Having been part of FUGA’s operations for nearly 6 years, I really feel excited to be taking over this subsequent problem in main our world operations group.
Sven Zeevalk
Sven Zeevalk, International Head of Operations mentioned: “Having been part of FUGA’s operations for nearly 6 years, I really feel excited to be taking over this subsequent problem in main our world operations group.
“I sit up for working along with our regional heads and persevering with to make sure FUGA delivers and maintains the first-class consumer assist and companies it’s recognized for.”
In December 2022, FUGA introduced it had shaped a partnership with Polyvinyl, the US impartial label, to develop its providing of distribution and advertising and marketing companies.
In January 2023, FUGA inked a distribution take care of US-based impartial music label as a consumer for its world distribution, advertising and marketing and sync companies Marathon Music.
This week, Downtown Music Holdings was revealed to be launching a brand new spherical of layoffs. FUGA was not talked about as one of many divisions the place roles shall be impacted.Music Enterprise Worldwide
