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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 87900, member: 27"]
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
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[*]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.
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The numbers under her watch look impressive
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[*]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.
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Pandemic leadership defined the early stretch
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[*]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.
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Martin's pre-PRS career spanned wildly different industries
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[*]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.
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