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 based mostly in Paris, Imhoff joins FUGA’s government group as Chief Business Officer and can be accountable for the distributor’s international industrial technique.

Imhoff joined FUGA in 2014 as a enterprise growth advisor and the distributor’s first UK rent.

Over the following eight and a half years, Imhoff was straight accountable for the reshaping of FUGA’s UK shopper base, vastly increasing the corporate’s presence from inside the UK and into the entire of Europe, together with the acquisition of high-performing purchasers corresponding to Beggars Group and YEAR0001. In 2021, Imhoff grew to become SVP, EMEA.

Moving into the function of SVP EMEA is Liz Northeast, FUGA’s former Basic 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 inside 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 Basic Supervisor, UK, Northeast, in accordance with Downtown, has been “basic” in establishing numerous 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 measurement.

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 international operations, together with overseeing the regional heads of APAC, EMEA and Americas in addition to all shopper 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 Assist and Regional Head of Operations EMEA in 2022.

Erica De Marchi can be taking over the function of Regional Head of Operations for EMEA following Zeevalk’s promotion; De Marchi can be based mostly out of FUGA’s Milan workplace.

“It’s a privilege to be shifting into the function of CCO – working intently with our new President, Christiaan Kröner.”

Dorothée Imhoff, CCO

Dorothée Imhoff, CCO of FUGA stated: “It’s a privilege to be shifting into the function of CCO – working intently with our new President, Christiaan Kröner – and I look ahead to persevering with in Dave’s footsteps, guaranteeing 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 look ahead to persevering with to work alongside Liz Northeast in her new function as SVP EMEA. I’ve little question she is going to lead EMEA’s enterprise operations with integrity and keenness.”

“I look ahead to working extra intently with Dorothée in her elevated function as CCO and with FUGA’s EMEA groups to develop and broaden our attain throughout the area.”

Liz Northeast, FUGA

Liz Northeast, SVP EMEA of FUGA stated: “It’s an honor to be shifting into the SVP, EMEA function at FUGA, a corporation whose core mission to empower unbiased labels and music firms with forward-thinking companies totally aligns with my very own ardour and advocacy for the unbiased group.

“I look ahead to working extra intently with Dorothée in her elevated function as CCO and with FUGA’s EMEA groups to develop and broaden 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 international operations group.

Sven Zeevalk

Sven Zeevalk, International Head of Operations stated: “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 international operations group.

“I look ahead to working along with our regional heads and persevering with to make sure FUGA delivers and maintains the first-class shopper assist and companies it’s identified for.”

In December 2022, FUGA introduced it had shaped a partnership with Polyvinyl, the US unbiased label, to broaden its providing of distribution and advertising companies.

In January 2023, FUGA inked a distribution cope with US-based unbiased music label as a shopper for its international distribution, advertising 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 can be impacted.Music Enterprise Worldwide