PRS for Music CEO Andrea Czapary Martin to step down

A five-year plan delivered in just three years caps off a tenure that saw the UK's biggest songwriting royalty body double its revenues over the past decade.

PRS for Music CEO exits at year's end

• Andrea Czapary Martin steps down from PRS for Music in late 2026.
• Her departure was mutually agreed upon with the Members' Council.
• PRS represents over 180,000 songwriters, composers, and publishers.
• Martin joined as CEO back in June 2019.

The numbers under her watch look impressive

• PRS paid out £1.02 billion in royalties during 2024.
• That figure climbed 8.1% compared to the prior year.
• Revenues and distributions doubled across the last decade.
• Her ambitious five-year plan landed three years ahead of schedule.

Pandemic leadership defined the early stretch

• Martin steered PRS through COVID with an Emergency Relief Fund.
• The organization relocated to its new London Bridge headquarters.
• A 2020 vision targeted £1 billion payouts by 2026.
• Sub-10% cost-to-income ratio was another key benchmark.

Martin's pre-PRS career spanned wildly different industries

• Three international business units at Reader's Digest fell under her.
• Royal Mail's data services division was a previous posting.
• She ran ADT Canada before pivoting to music rights.
• Julian Nott, the council chair, praised her unwavering commitment.