Jonathan Bender joins SoundExchange as COO

SoundExchange has appointed Jonathan C. Bender as its chief operating officer (COO).

Bender has served in the music industry for over 20 years, holding senior operational roles at Concord Music Group, Universal Music Group and EMI Music.

"He will also oversee repertoire management and the organization's database for tracking, collecting and distributing music royalties on behalf of artists and record labels," SoundExchange stated. SoundExchange is the U.S. music industry body that collects and distributes royalties for digital performances of copyright sound recordings.

You can find SoundExchange's press release here.